Anneliese
Anneliese is a female given name of either German, Dutch or Nordic origin. It is a compound form of "Anna" and "Liese", a short form of "Elisabeth".
Meaning & Origin of Anneliese
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Anneliese is a female given name of either German, Dutch or Nordic origin. It is a compound form of "Anna" and "Liese", a short form of "Elisabeth".
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The Story of Anneliese
Anneliese first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1926, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 272 Annelieses were born — ranking #914 that year. As of 2026, Anneliese ranks #1,543 for baby girls with 138 births, holding steady (-2%). In total, more than 6K Annelieses have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Anneliese
Anneliese is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1926 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Anneliese's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #914. Use the chart and map above to compare Anneliese'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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