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Annie

Annie: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“grace”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
AN-ee · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Diminutive of Anne or Ann, from Hebrew Hannah. It has long been used as an independent given name in English-speaking countries.

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How popular is Annie?

2024470 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Annie in 20241,564

2024 rank#191 girls

Peak year1887

Total US babies since 1880360,467

Annie is rising: use over the last five years is 1.7× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Annie

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
  • Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
  • Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
  • Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew
  • Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew
  • Delilahdelicate · Hebrew
  • Leahweary; uncertain · Hebrew

Annie questions

What does the name Annie mean?

Annie means "grace". It comes from Hebrew. Diminutive of Anne or Ann, from Hebrew Hannah. It has long been used as an independent given name in English-speaking countries.

Is Annie a boy or girl name?

Annie is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Annie?

1,564 US babies were named Annie in 2024. Its peak year was 1887.

How do you pronounce Annie?

Annie is usually pronounced AN-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.