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Annie

/ˈæni/ · 99% girls · #182 in the US for girls, 2025

Annie has been given to about 362,180 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1922, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈæni/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 138,562
Median age today73 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Annie per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1922 · 7,513
  • Born in 20251,690
  • All time362,180
  • England & Wales, 2025#113 · 425

How popular is Annie?

Annie ranks 182nd among American girls in 2025, with 1,690 born that year. Its best year was 1922, when 7,513 babies were given the name, ranking 30th. The typical living American called Annie is about 73 years old today. It is relatively most common in Mississippi, where it accounts for 0.17% of births.

Names that sound like Annie

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Fannie0.86
  2. Angie0.85
  3. Nannie0.86
  4. Jannie0.86
  5. Dannie0.86
  6. Andie0.85
  7. Janie0.81
  8. Lanie0.81

Middle names for Annie

Ranked by flow score
  1. Annie Noelle0.83
  2. Annie Catherine0.80
  3. Annie Frances0.80
  4. Annie Belle0.80
  5. Annie Josephine0.80
  6. Annie Hazel0.80

Sibling names for Annie

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Louisesister · 0.98
  2. Irenesister · 0.98
  3. Harrybrother · 0.97
  4. Edithsister · 0.97
  5. Francisbrother · 0.96
  6. Louisbrother · 0.95

Where Annie is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Mississippi0.17%
  2. Alabama0.16%
  3. South Dakota0.15%
  4. Maine0.14%
  5. Louisiana0.14%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Annie Wilson0.75
  2. Annie Williams0.75
  3. Annie Walker0.75
  4. Annie Turner0.75
  5. Annie Torres0.75
  6. Annie Thompson0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Annie

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. Ireland1998–2019
  5. France1900–2025
  6. Norway1945–2025
  7. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Annie across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.