Girl's name
Annie
Say it AN-ee
English origin from Ann, grace, gracious, graced with child
2 syllables
Where Annie is loved, common and rare
Loved in Northern Ireland. Common across Ireland and Scotland. Rare in England and Wales, Sweden, Canada and nine more places.
1 in 80 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
Northern Ireland 7thIreland 33rdScotland 94th
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Every place
In 17 of the 40 official lists, among them Northern Ireland (7th), Ireland (33rd) and Scotland (94th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 7th 2025 | 91 | 1 in 80 |
| Ireland | 33rd 2025 | 127 | 1 in 166 |
| Scotland | 94th 2025 | 46 | 1 in 389 |
| England and Wales | 111th 2025 | 425 | 1 in 596 |
| Sweden | 143rd 2025 | 61 | about 1 in 659 |
| Ontario province | 184th 2024 | 61 | about 1 in 893 |
| Norway | 212th 2025 | 20 | 1 in 1,090 |
| British Columbia province | 268th 2023 | 12 | about 1 in 997 |
| Berlin city | 306th 2023 | 10 | about 1 in 1,450 |
| Cologne city | 308th 2023 | 3 | about 1 in 2,048 |
| Poland | 706th 2025 | 2 | 1 in 59,894 |
| Switzerland | 720th 2025 | 8 | 1 in 4,249 |
| Quebec province | 775th 2025 | 5 | about 1 in 5,201 |
| France | 1275th 2025 | 25 | 1 in 11,472 |
| Austria | 1305th 2025 | 2 | 1 in 17,861 |
| Italy | 1792nd 2024 | 4 | 1 in 44,792 |
| Leipzig city | 344th 2025 | 1 | about 1 in 2,624 |
Rare, below the listed names: New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Munich, Bonn, Rostock, Spain, Catalonia, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Sources: NISRA (Northern Ireland); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); Statistics Norway (SSB) (Norway); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig). How we count, and every source
About the name
Annie is an English pet form of Ann, and it carries that name's meaning, 'grace, gracious, graced with child'.
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Two syllables, AN-ee, give it a warm, homely sound. Ann and Anne are the fuller forms, Anny and Anni are variant spellings, and Anita is a related name.
Annie is a top-ten name in Northern Ireland and ranks well in Ireland, with a smaller following in Scotland, Sweden and Norway. It has deep roots: the French records place its peak in 1947, and most bearers there were born around mid-century. Today it is rising in four places while falling in only one, a sign of gentle renewed interest.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- AN-ee, 2 syllables
- Meaning
- from Ann,
grace, gracious, graced with child
- Origin
- English
- Other spellings
- Ann
- Anne
- Anita
- Anniston
- Anny
- Anni
- Ānní
- Grunles
- Annia
- Annía
- Anie
- Annette
- Annett
- Annetta
- Annag
Over time
Over five years: rising in 4 of 13 regions, falling in 1.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 108 | 109 | 122 | 115 | 132 | 112 | 113 | 113 | 115 | 111 |
| Scotland | 117 | 129 | 116 | 129 | 105 | 135 | 80 | 115 | 87 | 94 |
| Northern Ireland | 33 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 7 |
| Ireland | 81 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 53 | 46 | 51 | 48 | 41 | 33 |
| Ontario | 206 | 288 | 264 | 201 | 157 | 134 | 152 | 151 | 184 | |
| British Columbia | 301 | 196 | 224 | 129 | 115 | 151 | 150 | 268 | ||
| South Australia | 163 | 135 | ||||||||
| Quebec | 601 | 414 | 475 | 593 | 526 | 371 | 722 | 499 | 545 | 775 |
| France | 1484 | 2024 | 1696 | 1995 | 1393 | 1640 | 1634 | 1521 | 1523 | 1275 |
| The Netherlands | 1010 | 1000 | ||||||||
| Austria | 758 | 756 | 881 | 1874 | 736 | 1303 | 1307 | 1300 | 1039 | 1305 |
| Switzerland | 804 | 1494 | 603 | 1298 | 765 | 795 | 1143 | 874 | 1316 | 720 |
| Berlin | 283 | 317 | 657 | 360 | 278 | 395 | 260 | 306 | ||
| Munich | 194 | |||||||||
| Cologne | 316 | 599 | 598 | 206 | 432 | 649 | 420 | 308 | ||
| Bonn | 512 | 134 | 168 | 419 | 392 | 176 | ||||
| Leipzig | 257 | 411 | 243 | 191 | 357 | 344 | ||||
| Rostock | 184 | 202 | 202 | 197 | 158 | |||||
| Norway | 274 | 297 | 281 | 208 | 202 | 174 | 329 | 228 | 215 | 212 |
| Sweden | 127 | 155 | 150 | 189 | 156 | 159 | 156 | 137 | 138 | 143 |
| Catalonia | 532 | |||||||||
| Italy | 958 | 1821 | 2982 | 1792 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 111 | 425 | 167.8 |
| 2024 | 115 | 417 | 161.6 |
| 2023 | 113 | 425 | 165.7 |
| 2022 | 113 | 451 | 171.2 |
| 2021 | 112 | 457 | 166.8 |
| 2020 | 132 | 382 | 142.3 |
| 2019 | 115 | 440 | 157.1 |
| 2018 | 122 | 438 | 151.9 |
| 2017 | 109 | 500 | 167.2 |
| 2016 | 108 | 534 | 173.9 |
| 2015 | 119 | 492 | 159.8 |
| 2014 | 115 | 484 | 157.8 |
| 2013 | 125 | 443 | 143.6 |
| 2012 | 125 | 454 | 141.0 |
| 2011 | 144 | 390 | 121.4 |
| 2010 | 148 | 359 | 111.8 |
| 2009 | 153 | 354 | 113.0 |
| 2008 | 162 | 330 | 104.5 |
| 2007 | 172 | 308 | 100.6 |
| 2006 | 178 | 300 | 100.3 |
| 2005 | 163 | 312 | 108.2 |
| 2004 | 188 | 254 | 88.9 |
| 2003 | 172 | 285 | 102.3 |
| 2002 | 155 | 283 | 105.8 |
| 2001 | 150 | 306 | 114.2 |
| 2000 | 128 | 366 | 134.0 |
| 1999 | 132 | 363 | 128.9 |
| 1998 | 115 | 435 | 150.4 |
| 1997 | 119 | 423 | 144.3 |
| 1996 | 119 | 389 | 131.4 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
France since 1925
Half of the babies named Annie in France since 1925 were born in or after 1951. First recorded in 1925. Her peak year there: 1947, at 2,652.8 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Annie per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period. Her 1947 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.
Sister names for Annie
1 in 347 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Annie.
1 in 649 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Annie.
1 in 2,113 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Annie.
1 in 515 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Annie.
Similar forms, not dealt separately: Marie and Maria.
1 in 325 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Annie.
1 in 632 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Annie.
1 in 754 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Annie.
1 in 291 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Annie.
1 in 1,243 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Annie.
1 in 5,282 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Annie.
Middle names for Annie
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Annie Grace
2-1 beats · initials AG
Changes the beat after Annie: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Annie Olivia
2-4 beats · initials AO · Annie slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Annie: 2 syllables, then 4 syllables. Annie slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 99 in Scotland
Annie Sophia
2-3 beats · initials AS
Changes the beat after Annie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 311 in Ireland
Annie Maria
2-3 beats · initials AM
Changes the beat after Annie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Annie Rose
2-1 beats · initials AR
Changes the beat after Annie: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
Annie Emily
2-3 beats · initials AE · Annie slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Annie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables. Annie slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 491 in Ireland
Annie Julia
2-3 beats · initials AJ
Changes the beat after Annie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 1,286 in England and Wales
Annie Miriam
2-3 beats · initials AM
Changes the beat after Annie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
Same style as Annie
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 649 in England and Wales
96% alike: moves with Annie across countries and decades.
1 in 405 in Northern Ireland
95% alike: moves with Annie across countries and decades.
1 in 632 in England and Wales
94% alike: moves with Annie across countries and decades.
1 in 1,214 in Northern Ireland
94% alike: moves with Annie across countries and decades.
1 in 911 in Northern Ireland
91% alike: moves with Annie across countries and decades.
1 in 2,113 in Ireland
91% alike: moves with Annie across countries and decades.
1 in 1,415 in England and Wales
91% alike: moves with Annie across countries and decades.
1 in 175 in Ireland
90% alike: moves with Annie across countries and decades.
Famous people named Annie
Annie Ernaux, Annie Besant, Annie Jump Cannon, Annie Girardot, Annie Leibovitz, Annie Proulx, Annie Wersching and Annie Oakley.
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French writer (born 1940)
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British socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator (1847-1933)
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American astronomer (1863-1941)
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French actress (1931-2011)
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American photographer (born 1949)
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American novelist, short story and non-fiction author (b. 1935)
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American actress (1977–2023)
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American exhibition sharpshooter (1860–1926)
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Annie
5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Annie?
Her best rank is No. 7 in Northern Ireland in 2025, about 1 in 80 girls. She is in the published lists of 17 of our 40 regions.
What does Annie mean?
Annie takes her meaning from Ann: "grace, gracious, graced with child", per Wiktionary.
How do you pronounce Annie?
AN-ee, with 2 syllables.
Is Annie getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 4 of 13 regions, falling in 1.
Which sister names go with Annie?
The deck's top five sisters for Annie: Nancy, Edith, Nicole, Mary and Elizabeth. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.