ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1967 First Year 2026 Last Year 2018 Peak Year #5453 Peak Rank 511 Total Count 43 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Anneli What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Anneli is a female given name common in Finland, Sweden, Estonia and Norway. It originated as a variation of the name Anna. It is listed by the Finnish Population Register Centre as one of the top 10 most popular female given names ever. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anneli) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anneli) ### Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name) * Finnish * Estonian * Swedish * German [![Wikipedia thumbnail for Anneli](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Anneli_giske.jpg/330px-Anneli_giske.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anneli) 📖 ## The Story of Anneli American parents first put Anneli on the record books as a baby girl name in 1967, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 23 Annelis were born — ranking #5,453 that year. About 32% of every Anneli on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Anneli ranks #6,748 for baby girls with 16 births, gradually falling (-11%). All told, over 511 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🔗 ## Variants & Related Forms of Anneli Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Anneli. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Anelie](/anelie) * [Anika](/anika) * [Anina](/anina) * [Anna](/anna) * [Anne](/anne) * [Annelie](/annelie) * [Anneliese](/anneliese) * [Anni](/anni) * Anuschka * [Hanna](/hanna) * [Hannah](/hannah) * [Hanne](/hanne) ⭐ ## Notable people named Anneli A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia. * ●Anneli Ahven (born 1972), Estonian film producer * ●Anneli Alderton (1982–2006), English murder victim * ●Anneli Alhanko (born 1953), Swedish ballet dancer and actress * ●Anneli Björkling (born 1952), Finnish model * ●Anneli Drecker (born 1969), German-Norwegian singer * ●Anneli Drummond-Hay (1937–2022), English show jumper * ●Anneli Giske (born 1985), Norwegian footballer * ●Anneli Haaranen (1934–2020), Finnish swimmer Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anneli) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anneli) 🎶 ## Names that sound like Anneli Phonetically similar names — useful when Anneli is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Anally](/anally) * [Annalee](/annalee) * [Annelie](/annelie) * Anelli * [Amalie](/amalie) * [Anila](/anila) * [Ansley](/ansley) * Agnelli * [Anela](/anela) * Anale * [Anello](/anello) * Annul Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Anneli What does the name Anneli mean? Anneli is a female given name common in Finland, Sweden, Estonia and Norway. It originated as a variation of the name Anna. It is listed by the Finnish Population Register Centre as one of the top 10 most popular female given names ever. What is the origin of the name Anneli? Anneli has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Finnish, Estonian, Swedish, German. How popular is Anneli in 2026? In 2026, Anneli ranks #6,748 among girls' names in the U.S., with 16 babies given the name that year. When was Anneli most popular? Anneli reached its peak popularity in 2018, ranking #5,453 that year with 23 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Anneli most popular? Anneli has historically been most popular in California. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Anneli. Is Anneli a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Anneli is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Anneli? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Anneli include Meili, Zohra, Kashmere. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. What are nicknames or variants of Anneli? Common variants and related forms of Anneli include Anelie, Anika, Anina, Anna, Anne, Annelie. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms. ## Similar Names [👧MeiliPeak #5453](/meili)[👧ZohraPeak #5453](/zohra)[👧KashmerePeak #5453](/kashmere)[👧TayliePeak #5453](/taylie)[👧IfeoluwaPeak #5453](/ifeoluwa)[👧TayleighPeak #5453](/tayleigh)[👧KyleenaPeak #5453](/kyleena)[👧AimaPeak #5453](/aima) ## About the name Anneli Anneli is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1967 and has accumulated 511 births in the dataset. Anneli's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #5,453\. Use the chart and map above to compare Anneli's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 2018 → ](/year/2018) * [ Names of the 2010s → ](/decade/2010s) * [ Names starting with "A" → ](/letter/a) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.