Annie
Annie was the 182nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,690 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 8th; the most babies were born in 1922 (7,476). Over the last ten years it has moved up 141 places. More babies were named Annie in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Meaning grace (pet form of Ann) · English, Hebrew
Say it AN-ee /ˈæni/
- Rank in 2025
- #182 girls, up 107 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,690girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19227,476 babies
- Total since 1880
- 362,180babies recorded
What does the name Annie mean?
Annie is a pet form of Ann and Anne, Wiktionary notes, and was a popular given name in its own right in the 19th century. Ann, Anne and Anna come through Latin and Greek from Hebrew Channah (Hannah), which DMNES glosses 'grace, favor'. Wikipedia adds that Annie can also shorten names such as Annette, Anita, Angela and Anastasia. Like Molly and Sally, it belongs to the group of English pet forms ending in -ie or -y that later became names in their own right.
Ann (English, “Anne”)חַנָּה (Biblical Hebrew, “Channah, grace”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Ann, Anne, Anna, Hannah, Annette, Nan.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean grace.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Annie', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Annie (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Anne', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
Annie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 1,927 since 1880.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #182 | 1,690 |
| 2020 | #289 | 1,103 |
| 2010 | #392 | 813 |
| 2000 | #306 | 1,042 |
| 1990 | #333 | 822 |
| 1980 | #258 | 1,001 |
| 1970 | #441 | 499 |
| 1960 | #221 | 1,478 |
| 1950 | #106 | 3,331 |
| 1940 | #56 | 4,216 |
| 1930 | #40 | 5,756 |
| 1920 | #35 | 7,268 |
| 1910 | #19 | 3,519 |
| 1900 | #11 | 3,324 |
| 1890 | #15 | 2,220 |
| 1880 | #11 | 1,258 |
How popular is Annie, counting every spelling?
Annie is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #197 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #182 for Annie on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,775 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annie | 1,690 | #182 | 7,468 |
| Anny | 59 | #2,861 | 270 |
| Anni | 19 | #6,139 | 73 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Annie?
1,690 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Annie (0.47 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Annie born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 5 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Annie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Annie?
About 108,100 people born in the US named Annie are alive today, with a median age of 64; half are between 26 and 79. That makes Annie a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Annie by state
How common Annie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (2.9×), Utah (2.8×), Alabama (2.7×), Louisiana (2.6×), Maine (2.5×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in New Mexico, Alaska, California.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Annie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Annie, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Annie · Sibling names for Annie
Annie is also a nickname for Anna, Anastasia, Annabelle and Anne.
Questions about the name Annie
What does Annie mean?
Annie means “grace (pet form of Ann)” (English, Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Annie?
Annie was the 182nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,690 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 8th; the most babies were born in 1922 (7,476). Over the last ten years it has moved up 141 places. More babies were named Annie in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Annie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Annie in the US.
Where is Annie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Annie was most common in Mississippi (2.67 per 1,000 girls), followed by Utah and Alabama.