girl's name
Annie
AN-ee
- Origin Hebrew
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 594,663
the United States
#182
2025 births
Annie is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "grace" or "favor." It is a pet form of Anne, from the Hebrew Hannah, and is now registered as a full name in its own right across Britain.
- Annie is a name of Hebrew origin.
- Peaked in 1922, when 7,513 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- Today about 1 in 1,962 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Annie over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 17,106 |
| 1890s | 23,211 |
| 1900s | 27,894 |
| 1910s | 52,569 |
| 1920s | 69,902 |
| 1930s | 49,379 |
| 1940s | 38,956 |
| 1950s | 23,822 |
| 1960s | 9,689 |
| 1970s | 5,423 |
| 1980s | 8,305 |
| 1990s | 8,620 |
| 2000s | 8,861 |
| 2010s | 9,867 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 8,576 |
What Annie means
Annie means grace or favor, inherited from Hannah. The Hebrew sense is favor freely given rather than earned, which is why the name was popular with families who read it theologically.
Where Annie comes from
Annie descends from Anne, the French form of the Latin Anna, itself the Greek rendering of the Hebrew Hannah — grace or favor. Hannah is the mother of the prophet Samuel, and by later Christian tradition Anne was the name given to the mother of the Virgin Mary, which made it one of the most-used names in medieval Europe. Annie emerged as a familiar form in the eighteenth century and became a standalone registration in the nineteenth. Its cultural weight is unusually varied: Annie Oakley, Little Orphan Annie, and the wartime song Roll Out the Barrel's British cousins.
Annie in use
Our data marks Annie as reviving, peaking in 1922, and it sits at 111 in England and Wales. It first appears in our records in 1880 and has never dropped out. Like Nellie, Lottie and Maisie, it belongs to the Victorian pet-form wave now returning a full century after it faded.
How popular is Annie?
In 2025, Annie was given to 1,690 babies in the United States, ranking #182 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Annie 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.
Names that peaked alongside Annie
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Annie also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Annie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
2 nicknames for Annie
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.
Annie 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 Annie
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Annie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Annie
What does the name Annie mean?
Annie means "grace" or "favor," from the Hebrew Hannah by way of Anne.
Is Annie short for Anne?
It began as one, but Annie is now registered as a full name in its own right in Britain.
Are Annie and Hannah the same name?
They share a root. Hannah is the Hebrew original; Anna, Anne and Annie descend from it through Greek and Latin.
How popular is the name Annie?
In 2025, Annie was given to 1,690 babies in the United States, ranking #182 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Annie a girl's or a boy's name?
Annie is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Annie?
Annie has 2 syllables.
When was Annie most popular?
Annie peaked in 1922, when 7,513 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
What are the nicknames for Annie?
Annie is usually shortened to Ann and Nan.
Is Annie a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Annie currently ranks #11 in the United States. After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.