girl's name

Anna-Lou

ah-NAH-LOO

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 8
  • Births on record 248

Anna-Lou is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2024 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for France.

  • Peaked in France in 2006, when 20 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1999.
  • 3 syllables.

Anna-Lou Over Time

Births per decade in France, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

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Births named Anna-Lou by decade in France
Decade Births
1990s 5
2000s 100
2010s 65
2020s (to 2025) 25

How Popular Is Anna-Lou?

In 2024, Anna-Lou was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for France.

Where Anna-Lou Is Used

United States as Annalou #3,662 7 in 1933
France #5,484 5 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Anna-Lou Is Spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Annalou Annalou is Anna-Lou written as one word, used in the United States, where it ranks #3,662. 53

Names That Peaked Alongside Anna-Lou

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Anna-Lou over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

How to Say Anna-Lou

  • Pronunciation ah-NAH-LOO

Sibling Names for Anna-Lou

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Anna-Lou — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Anna-Lou

Is Anna-Lou a girl's or a boy's name?

Anna-Lou is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Anna-Lou?

Anna-Lou has 3 syllables.

When was Anna-Lou most popular?

Anna-Lou peaked in 2006, when 20 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.