Fun Facts About the Name Annie
- A favorite of earlier generations: Annie appeared in the U.S. top 100 in 2 separate runs, totaling 68 years. Its last run lasted 1 consecutive years, from 1948 through 1948.
- More than 362 thousand babies named Annie: U.S. records list 362,157 babies given the name Annie from 1880 through 2025. Even 1,927 boys received the name Annie - about 1 boy for every 187 girls.
What Does the Name Annie Mean?
Annie is an English diminutive of Ann or Anne, and it inherits their established meaning: 'grace' or 'favor.' Anne reached English through Old French from Latin Anna, which came from Greek Anna (Ἄννα). The Greek form stands for the Hebrew name חַנָּה (Hannah, also spelled Channah), formed from the root ḥanan, 'to be gracious' or 'to show favor.' That root, rather than a separate noun for 'grace,' is the basis of the customary translation.
Annie Name History & Origins
Annie developed in English as a diminutive of Ann, Anne, or Anna. The ending -ie (also -y) is a common English way of forming affectionate or familiar versions of names. Ann and Anne were established in medieval England, helped by the traditional veneration of Saint Anne, the mother of the Virgin Mary. The New Testament Greek form Anna is the same name; it appears for a prophetess who recognizes the infant Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:36).
Annie has been used both as a nickname and as an independent given name. In the 19th and 20th centuries, it was also used as a standalone name in the English-speaking world. A well-known later literary association is the character in James Whitcomb Riley's poem Little Orphan Annie (1885), followed by Harold Gray's comic strip Little Orphan Annie (1924) and the musical Annie (1977). These works did not create the name; they drew on an existing diminutive form.
How Popular is the Name Annie?
Annie ranked among the top 100 U.S. names from 1880 through 1946, then returned in 1948 and remained through 1948.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #182 | 1,690 | 0.1051% |
| 2024 | #191 | 1,564 | 0.0970% |
| 2023 | #202 | 1,484 | 0.0926% |
| 2022 | #205 | 1,415 | 0.0863% |
| 2021 | #230 | 1,304 | 0.0795% |
| 2020 | #289 | 1,102 | 0.0682% |
| 2019 | #298 | 1,108 | 0.0660% |
| 2018 | #307 | 1,091 | 0.0642% |
| 2017 | #298 | 1,092 | 0.0633% |
| 2016 | #285 | 1,131 | 0.0638% |
| 2015 | #323 | 1,010 | 0.0566% |
| 2014 | #313 | 1,057 | 0.0592% |
| 2013 | #353 | 905 | 0.0516% |
| 2012 | #375 | 835 | 0.0474% |
| 2011 | #384 | 824 | 0.0469% |
| 2010 | #392 | 813 | 0.0457% |
| 2009 | #380 | 858 | 0.0467% |
| 2008 | #392 | 824 | 0.0436% |
| 2007 | #419 | 784 | 0.0408% |
| 2006 | #395 | 811 | 0.0427% |
| 2005 | #376 | 837 | 0.0453% |
| 2004 | #382 | 817 | 0.0445% |
| 2003 | #337 | 924 | 0.0506% |
| 2002 | #313 | 977 | 0.0544% |
| 2001 | #317 | 982 | 0.0545% |
| 2000 | #306 | 1,042 | 0.0574% |
| 1999 | #313 | 986 | 0.0556% |
| 1998 | #324 | 919 | 0.0520% |
| 1997 | #318 | 925 | 0.0531% |
| 1996 | #289 | 999 | 0.0570% |
| 1995 | #297 | 928 | 0.0528% |
| 1994 | #332 | 804 | 0.0450% |
| 1993 | #339 | 762 | 0.0421% |
| 1992 | #353 | 730 | 0.0396% |
| 1991 | #351 | 736 | 0.0393% |
| 1990 | #333 | 822 | 0.0433% |
| 1989 | #344 | 742 | 0.0402% |
| 1988 | #341 | 722 | 0.0405% |
| 1987 | #360 | 659 | 0.0379% |
| 1986 | #336 | 719 | 0.0419% |
| 1985 | #296 | 831 | 0.0483% |
| 1984 | #300 | 794 | 0.0472% |
| 1983 | #292 | 806 | 0.0482% |
| 1982 | #246 | 1,015 | 0.0599% |
| 1981 | #253 | 973 | 0.0583% |
| 1980 | #258 | 1,001 | 0.0603% |
| 1979 | #269 | 910 | 0.0567% |
| 1978 | #332 | 662 | 0.0432% |
| 1977 | #388 | 541 | 0.0353% |
| 1976 | #430 | 464 | 0.0317% |
| 1975 | #414 | 486 | 0.0333% |
| 1974 | #421 | 464 | 0.0316% |
| 1973 | #421 | 464 | 0.0318% |
| 1972 | #438 | 438 | 0.0288% |
| 1971 | #428 | 489 | 0.0294% |
| 1970 | #441 | 499 | 0.0285% |
| 1969 | #397 | 571 | 0.0338% |
| 1968 | #365 | 611 | 0.0372% |
| 1967 | #334 | 690 | 0.0418% |
| 1966 | #325 | 736 | 0.0435% |
| 1965 | #316 | 815 | 0.0462% |
| 1964 | #282 | 1,034 | 0.0546% |
| 1963 | #265 | 1,120 | 0.0581% |
| 1962 | #245 | 1,297 | 0.0660% |
| 1961 | #241 | 1,300 | 0.0644% |
| 1960 | #221 | 1,477 | 0.0731% |
| 1959 | #208 | 1,588 | 0.0785% |
| 1958 | #196 | 1,724 | 0.0857% |
| 1957 | #193 | 1,831 | 0.0895% |
| 1956 | #171 | 2,116 | 0.1054% |
| 1955 | #160 | 2,220 | 0.1135% |
| 1954 | #150 | 2,409 | 0.1241% |
| 1953 | #143 | 2,563 | 0.1362% |
| 1952 | #127 | 2,838 | 0.1530% |
| 1951 | #113 | 3,062 | 0.1700% |
| 1950 | #106 | 3,331 | 0.1944% |
| 1949 | #103 | 3,453 | 0.2018% |
| 1948 | #97 | 3,721 | 0.2192% |
| 1947 | #103 | 3,758 | 0.2120% |
| 1946 | #97 | 3,652 | 0.2324% |
| 1945 | #69 | 3,739 | 0.2861% |
| 1944 | #71 | 3,738 | 0.2816% |
| 1943 | #69 | 4,070 | 0.2917% |
| 1942 | #62 | 4,294 | 0.3179% |
| 1941 | #59 | 4,073 | 0.3371% |
| 1940 | #56 | 4,216 | 0.3687% |
| 1939 | #54 | 4,155 | 0.3789% |
| 1938 | #47 | 4,562 | 0.4134% |
| 1937 | #46 | 4,479 | 0.4209% |
| 1936 | #45 | 4,529 | 0.4353% |
| 1935 | #38 | 4,850 | 0.4625% |
| 1934 | #38 | 5,017 | 0.4805% |
| 1933 | #37 | 5,123 | 0.5083% |
| 1932 | #41 | 5,385 | 0.5046% |
| 1931 | #41 | 5,090 | 0.4781% |
| 1930 | #40 | 5,756 | 0.5112% |
| 1929 | #37 | 5,955 | 0.5333% |
| 1928 | #37 | 6,329 | 0.5488% |
| 1927 | #36 | 6,562 | 0.5503% |
| 1926 | #34 | 6,877 | 0.5801% |
| 1925 | #32 | 7,350 | 0.6038% |
| 1924 | #32 | 7,347 | 0.5883% |
| 1923 | #34 | 7,095 | 0.5881% |
| 1922 | #30 | 7,476 | 0.6225% |
| 1921 | #36 | 7,209 | 0.5846% |
| 1920 | #35 | 7,268 | 0.6065% |
| 1919 | #35 | 7,146 | 0.6323% |
| 1918 | #36 | 6,743 | 0.5825% |
| 1917 | #35 | 6,404 | 0.5923% |
| 1916 | #36 | 6,105 | 0.5846% |
| 1915 | #36 | 5,936 | 0.6033% |
| 1914 | #33 | 4,800 | 0.6303% |
| 1913 | #30 | 4,267 | 0.6832% |
| 1912 | #27 | 4,083 | 0.7316% |
| 1911 | #24 | 3,298 | 0.7884% |
| 1910 | #19 | 3,519 | 0.8875% |
| 1909 | #22 | 2,904 | 0.8363% |
| 1908 | #21 | 2,820 | 0.8435% |
| 1907 | #19 | 2,891 | 0.9075% |
| 1906 | #18 | 2,774 | 0.9394% |
| 1905 | #17 | 2,793 | 0.9578% |
| 1904 | #17 | 2,631 | 0.9555% |
| 1903 | #17 | 2,551 | 0.9738% |
| 1902 | #16 | 2,664 | 1.0088% |
| 1901 | #16 | 2,396 | 1.0011% |
| 1900 | #11 | 3,324 | 1.1088% |
| 1899 | #18 | 2,289 | 0.9823% |
| 1898 | #18 | 2,470 | 0.9545% |
| 1897 | #20 | 2,307 | 0.9851% |
| 1896 | #19 | 2,358 | 0.9911% |
| 1895 | #19 | 2,390 | 1.0230% |
| 1894 | #18 | 2,393 | 1.0735% |
| 1893 | #17 | 2,251 | 1.0573% |
| 1892 | #15 | 2,348 | 1.1058% |
| 1891 | #13 | 2,096 | 1.1300% |
| 1890 | #15 | 2,220 | 1.1661% |
| 1889 | #13 | 2,123 | 1.1902% |
| 1888 | #14 | 2,188 | 1.2249% |
| 1887 | #12 | 1,844 | 1.2632% |
| 1886 | #13 | 1,765 | 1.2212% |
| 1885 | #10 | 1,703 | 1.2799% |
| 1884 | #10 | 1,739 | 1.3479% |
| 1883 | #9 | 1,589 | 1.4147% |
| 1882 | #10 | 1,492 | 1.3834% |
| 1881 | #8 | 1,326 | 1.4420% |
| 1880 | #11 | 1,258 | 1.3825% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | #12,150 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #7,318 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #7,972 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1988 | #7,337 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #4,991 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1985 | #6,577 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #4,573 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #5,664 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #5,518 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1973 | #5,134 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #3,547 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #3,948 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #2,509 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1961 | #3,364 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #3,090 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1959 | #1,866 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1958 | #2,178 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1957 | #2,501 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1956 | #2,804 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1955 | #2,219 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1954 | #3,464 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #2,045 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1952 | #1,616 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1951 | #1,779 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1950 | #2,115 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1949 | #2,127 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1948 | #1,613 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1947 | #1,787 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1946 | #1,604 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1945 | #1,297 | 26 | 0.0019% |
| 1944 | #1,684 | 17 | 0.0012% |
| 1943 | #1,532 | 21 | 0.0015% |
| 1942 | #1,092 | 39 | 0.0028% |
| 1941 | #1,152 | 33 | 0.0027% |
| 1940 | #1,138 | 34 | 0.0029% |
| 1939 | #1,171 | 31 | 0.0028% |
| 1938 | #1,150 | 32 | 0.0029% |
| 1937 | #906 | 47 | 0.0044% |
| 1936 | #1,069 | 36 | 0.0035% |
| 1935 | #894 | 50 | 0.0048% |
| 1934 | #909 | 48 | 0.0046% |
| 1933 | #1,052 | 38 | 0.0038% |
| 1932 | #888 | 52 | 0.0050% |
| 1931 | #922 | 49 | 0.0047% |
| 1930 | #959 | 50 | 0.0046% |
| 1929 | #984 | 47 | 0.0044% |
| 1928 | #902 | 55 | 0.0050% |
| 1927 | #873 | 60 | 0.0053% |
| 1926 | #1,092 | 42 | 0.0038% |
| 1925 | #1,053 | 43 | 0.0039% |
| 1924 | #1,117 | 41 | 0.0036% |
| 1923 | #1,323 | 30 | 0.0027% |
| 1922 | #1,181 | 37 | 0.0034% |
| 1921 | #1,102 | 41 | 0.0037% |
| 1920 | #1,158 | 38 | 0.0036% |
| 1919 | #1,232 | 33 | 0.0034% |
| 1918 | #1,094 | 39 | 0.0038% |
| 1917 | #1,267 | 29 | 0.0031% |
| 1916 | #1,120 | 34 | 0.0038% |
| 1915 | #1,183 | 30 | 0.0035% |
| 1914 | #1,224 | 23 | 0.0035% |
| 1913 | #997 | 25 | 0.0049% |
| 1912 | #1,025 | 20 | 0.0047% |
| 1911 | #1,120 | 10 | 0.0044% |
| 1910 | #569 | 25 | 0.0129% |
| 1909 | #656 | 17 | 0.0104% |
| 1908 | #780 | 12 | 0.0078% |
| 1907 | #665 | 15 | 0.0102% |
| 1906 | #755 | 11 | 0.0083% |
| 1905 | #528 | 19 | 0.0144% |
| 1904 | #687 | 12 | 0.0094% |
| 1903 | #622 | 13 | 0.0109% |
| 1902 | #688 | 11 | 0.0090% |
| 1901 | #466 | 17 | 0.0160% |
| 1900 | #556 | 19 | 0.0126% |
| 1899 | #616 | 11 | 0.0104% |
| 1898 | #574 | 14 | 0.0114% |
| 1897 | #1,067 | 5 | 0.0044% |
| 1896 | #985 | 6 | 0.0050% |
| 1895 | #530 | 15 | 0.0128% |
| 1894 | #674 | 10 | 0.0086% |
| 1893 | #653 | 10 | 0.0089% |
| 1892 | #862 | 7 | 0.0057% |
| 1891 | #977 | 5 | 0.0049% |
| 1890 | #888 | 6 | 0.0054% |
| 1889 | #501 | 14 | 0.0127% |
| 1888 | #614 | 11 | 0.0091% |
| 1887 | #490 | 13 | 0.0128% |
| 1886 | #972 | 5 | 0.0045% |
| 1885 | #644 | 9 | 0.0083% |
| 1883 | #679 | 8 | 0.0076% |
| 1882 | #699 | 8 | 0.0070% |
| 1881 | #871 | 5 | 0.0050% |
| 1880 | #817 | 6 | 0.0054% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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