girl's name
Annelise
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 16,895
Scotland
#774
2016 births
Annelise is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 226 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 226 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 14,670 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1930.
Annelise over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 20 |
| 1910s | 30 |
| 1920s | 25 |
| 1930s | 45 |
| 1940s | 245 |
| 1950s | 650 |
| 1960s | 860 |
| 1970s | 1,980 |
| 1980s | 3,395 |
| 1990s | 1,525 |
| 2000s | 695 |
| 2010s | 225 |
| 2020s (to 2024) | 60 |
How popular is Annelise?
In 2025, Annelise was given to 226 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Annelise is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Annelise is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Anne-Lise | Anne-Lise is Annelise written with a hyphen, recorded mostly in France. | 8,180 |
Names that peaked alongside Annelise
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Annelise also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Annelise over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Annelise
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Annelise — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Annelise
How popular is the name Annelise?
In 2025, Annelise was given to 226 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Annelise a girl's or a boy's name?
Annelise is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Annelise most popular?
Annelise peaked in 2025, when 226 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Annelise a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Annelise currently ranks #1,074 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.