Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Annelise

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,072 Trend ↑ Rising 12%
Rank 2025
#1,072
among girls · ↑235 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
226
named Annelise · +28% vs 2024
How common
1 in 7,112
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
226 babies
All-time total
6,523
#2,172 all-time among girls
First recorded
1930
in Social Security records

Annelise popularity over time

6,523 babies have been named Annelise since 1930, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s 5 1 – #4,579
1940s 5 1 0% #5,337
1950s 15 2 +200% #4,476
1960s 77 8 +413% #3,151
1970s 133 13 +73% #3,590
1980s 388 39 +192% #1,751
1990s 1,106 111 +185% #1,214
2000s 1,772 177 +60% #1,097
2010s 2,029 203 +15% #1,091
2020s (to 2025) 993 166 -18% #1,072

Where Annelise is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 231 0.14 outside top 500
2027 235 0.15 outside top 500
2028 238 0.15 outside top 500
2029 241 0.15 outside top 500
2030 244 0.15 outside top 500

Where Annelise is most popular

Girls named Annelise per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.104 per 1,000. Strongest in Massachusetts, Alabama, and Tennessee.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Annelise born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Massachusetts 26 0.215 +108%
Alabama 17 0.181 +75%
Tennessee 28 0.177 +71%
Illinois 36 0.157 +52%
South Carolina 13 0.145 +40%
North Carolina 32 0.141 +36%
Texas 95 0.118 +14%
Pennsylvania 27 0.114 +10%
Mississippi 5 0.107 ≈ national
Iowa 6 0.103 ≈ national
California 84 0.100 ≈ national
Missouri 12 0.100 ≈ national
Ohio 21 0.089 -15%
Florida 35 0.082 -21%
Indiana 11 0.078 -24%
Oregon 5 0.077 -26%
Virginia 13 0.076 -26%
Georgia 17 0.075 -28%
Arizona 10 0.071 -31%
New Jersey 11 0.061 -41%
New York 24 0.061 -41%
Louisiana 5 0.057 -45%
Wisconsin 5 0.049 -53%
Washington 6 0.042 -60%
Michigan 5 0.027 -73%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Annelise

Annelise is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,072 in 2025 with 226 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1930, 6,523 American babies have been named Annelise. Its peak came in 2025, when 226 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Annelise stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Annelise?

The median living Annelise is about 17 years old; half are between 9 and 26. An estimated 6,400 people named Annelise are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Annelise year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 226 #1,072
2024 176 #1,307
2023 149 #1,471
2022 140 #1,531
2021 149 #1,442
2020 153 #1,422
2019 183 #1,267
2018 176 #1,292
2017 205 #1,191
2016 199 #1,229
2015 209 #1,197
2014 217 #1,147
2013 219 #1,111
2012 216 #1,138
2011 225 #1,091
2010 180 #1,307
2009 192 #1,267
2008 190 #1,309
2007 213 #1,189
2006 204 #1,188
2005 217 #1,097
2004 165 #1,295
2003 169 #1,242
2002 153 #1,282
2001 144 #1,331
2000 125 #1,473
1995 98 #1,550
1990 83 #1,755
1985 40 #2,443
1980 16 #4,523
1975 10 #5,543
1970 17 #3,590
1965 10 #4,211
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 5 #4,579
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Annelise

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Annelise Coberger New Zealand alpine skier (born 1971) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Annelise, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Annelise?

The median living Annelise is about 17 years old. Half of all living Annelises are between 9 and 26 years old.

How many people named Annelise are alive today?

An estimated 6,400 people named Annelise are alive in the United States, based on 6,523 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Annelise in 2025?

Annelise ranked #1,072 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 226 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Annelise?

6,523 babies have been named Annelise in the United States since 1930, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Annelise most popular?

Annelise peaked in 2025, when 226 newborns received the name.

Is Annelise a boy or girl name?

Annelise is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Annelise rising or falling?

Annelise has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Annelise become more popular?

Annelise is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 244 girls named Annelise in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Annelise?

Well-known people named Annelise include Annelise Coberger (skier).

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