Annalee
Annalee is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Annalee
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Annalee is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Annalee
Annalee first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1902, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2016: 315 births, good for #891 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 34% of all recorded Annalees. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,276 among baby girl names with 179 births, falling sharply (-23%). In total, more than 8K Annalees have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Annalee
Annalee is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1902 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Annalee's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #891. Use the chart and map above to compare Annalee's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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