Annie
Annie is a feminine given name. It is often short for other names, such as Anna, Annette, Anita, Andrea, Angela, Anastasia, or Anniken. It may refer to:
- English
- French
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Annie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Annie is a feminine given name. It is often short for other names, such as Anna, Annette, Anita, Andrea, Angela, Anastasia, or Anniken. It may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- French
- Dutch
The Story of Annie
The earliest SSA record of Annie as a baby girl name dates back to 1880, when 1,258 babies received it. 1922 was its biggest year on record, with 7,476 newborns named Annie — #30 in the national rankings. As of 2026, Annie ranks #183 for baby girls with 1,674 births, rising sharply (+36% over the past five years). All told, over 362K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Annie
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Annie. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Annie
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About the name Annie
Annie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 362K births in the dataset. Annie's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #8. Use the chart and map above to compare Annie'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 .
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.