girl's name
Annick
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- Origin Breton
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Births on record 132,124
Ireland
#480
1980 births
Annick is the Breton form of Anne, meaning grace, and the -ick ending is a Breton diminutive rather than a French one. It ranks in none of the six markets we track, despite 131,704 lifetime births.
- Annick is a name of Breton origin.
- Peaked in France in 1947, when 6,465 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- First appears in birth records in 1902.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Annick over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 40 |
| 1910s | 145 |
| 1920s | 2,050 |
| 1930s | 11,970 |
| 1940s | 43,475 |
| 1950s | 49,000 |
| 1960s | 20,315 |
| 1970s | 3,760 |
| 1980s | 565 |
| 1990s | 115 |
| 2000s | 55 |
| 2010s | 30 |
| 2020s (to 2022) | 10 |
What Annick means
Annick means grace, or favor, carried from Anne and the Hebrew Hannah. The Breton diminutive ending adds affection to it without changing the underlying sense.
Where Annick comes from
Annick is Breton, formed from Anna with the diminutive -ig, which French spelling renders as -ick. Anne descends from the Hebrew Hannah, grace or favor — the mother of Samuel, whose prayer in the first book of Samuel is one of the oldest poems in the Hebrew Bible. The Virgin's mother was named Anne by tradition rather than by any biblical text, which is where the name's medieval popularity came from. Breton diminutives in -ig are a productive pattern the language shares with Welsh and Cornish.
Annick in use
Annick peaked in France in 1947, when 6,465 babies were registered, and our data marks it stable rather than falling. It no longer ranks in any of the six markets we track, across 132,124 lifetime births. It is one of two Breton names in this group with Hervé, and both have fallen out of the French rankings entirely or nearly so.
How popular is Annick?
In 2022, Annick was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Where Annick is used
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.
Names that peaked alongside Annick
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Annick also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Annick over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
1 nickname for Annick
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Annick in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Annick
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Annick — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Annick
What does the name Annick mean?
Grace — carried from Anne and the Hebrew Hannah.
Is Annick French or Breton?
Breton. The -ick ending renders the Breton diminutive -ig.
Was the Virgin's mother really called Anne?
By tradition rather than by any biblical text, which is where the medieval popularity came from.
Does Annick still rank?
Not in any of the six markets we track, despite a 1947 French peak of 6,460 births.
How popular is the name Annick?
In 2022, Annick was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Annick a girl's or a boy's name?
Annick is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Annick?
Annick has 2 syllables.
When was Annick most popular?
Annick peaked in 1947, when 6,465 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Annick?
Annick is usually shortened to Ann.