girls' name ★ peaked 1922

Annie

Meaning A diminutive of the female given name Ann Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #182 Trend ↑ Rising 49%

A diminutive of the female given name Ann.

Rank 2025
#182
among girls · ↑10 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,690
named Annie · +8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 951
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1922
7,513 babies
All-time total
362,180
#103 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Annie popularity over time

362,180 babies have been named Annie since 1880, 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
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GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 17,027 79 17,106 1,711 – #8
1890s 23,122 89 23,211 2,321 +36% #13
1900s 27,748 146 27,894 2,789 +20% #11
1910s 52,301 268 52,569 5,257 +88% #19
1920s 69,468 434 69,902 6,990 +33% #30
1930s 48,946 433 49,379 4,938 -29% #37
1940s 38,714 242 38,956 3,896 -21% #56
1950s 23,682 140 23,822 2,382 -39% #106
1960s 9,652 37 9,689 969 -59% #221
1970s 5,418 5 5,423 542 -44% #269
1980s 8,262 43 8,305 831 +53% #246
1990s 8,614 6 8,620 862 +4% #289
2000s 8,861 – 8,861 886 +3% #306
2010s 9,867 – 9,867 987 +11% #286
2020s (to 2025) 8,571 5 8,576 1,429 +45% #182

Where Annie 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 1,803 1.12 #171
2027 1,904 1.18 #157
2028 1,995 1.24 #148
2029 2,076 1.29 #142
2030 2,147 1.34 #135

Where Annie is most popular

Girls named Annie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.920 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Utah, and Alabama.

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 Annie 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
Mississippi 125 2.67 +190%
Utah 216 2.60 +182%
Alabama 235 2.50 +172%
Louisiana 213 2.43 +164%
Maine 35 2.26 +146%
Kentucky 188 2.20 +139%
Idaho 72 2.15 +134%
Montana 27 1.99 +117%
Kansas 113 1.96 +113%
Arkansas 99 1.87 +104%
Nebraska 65 1.81 +96%
Tennessee 286 1.81 +96%
Oklahoma 126 1.71 +86%
Iowa 95 1.63 +77%
Missouri 185 1.53 +67%
Minnesota 156 1.45 +57%
Pennsylvania 331 1.40 +52%
Ohio 331 1.40 +52%
South Carolina 125 1.39 +51%
Indiana 195 1.39 +51%
Georgia 306 1.35 +46%
Massachusetts 154 1.27 +38%
North Carolina 288 1.26 +37%
South Dakota 18 1.26 +37%
Colorado 132 1.18 +28%
Wisconsin 117 1.14 +23%
Oregon 73 1.12 +22%
Washington 156 1.08 +17%
West Virginia 28 1.07 +16%
Virginia 177 1.04 +13%
Connecticut 59 1.01 +10%
Texas 797 0.991 +8%
North Dakota 13 0.989 +7%
New Hampshire 18 0.975 +6%
Illinois 212 0.926 ≈ national
Maryland 98 0.925 ≈ national
Arizona 128 0.912 ≈ national
Michigan 162 0.889 ≈ national
Rhode Island 10 0.799 -13%
New Jersey 138 0.765 -17%
New York 269 0.679 -26%
Nevada 30 0.646 -30%
Alaska 5 0.581 -37%
Florida 248 0.580 -37%
California 484 0.576 -37%
New Mexico 10 0.411 -55%
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Annie

Annie is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #182 in 2025 with 1,690 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 362,180 American babies have been named Annie. Its peak came in 1922, when 7,513 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

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 Annie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Annie?

The median living Annie is about 66 years old; half are between 28 and 80. An estimated 117 thousand people named Annie are alive in the United States today.

median 66 020406080100

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

Annie year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 1,690 #182 – –
2024 1,570 #192 – –
2023 1,484 #202 – –
2022 1,417 #205 – –
2021 1,307 #230 – –
2020 1,103 #289 5 #12,157
2019 1,108 #298 – –
2018 1,091 #307 – –
2017 1,092 #298 – –
2016 1,131 #286 – –
2015 1,010 #323 – –
2014 1,058 #313 – –
2013 905 #353 – –
2012 835 #375 – –
2011 824 #384 – –
2010 813 #392 – –
2009 858 #380 – –
2008 824 #392 – –
2007 784 #419 – –
2006 813 #394 – –
2005 839 #376 – –
2004 817 #382 – –
2003 924 #337 – –
2002 977 #313 – –
2001 983 #317 – –
2000 1,042 #306 – –
1995 928 #297 – –
1990 822 #333 – –
1985 831 #296 5 #6,577
1980 1,001 #258 – –
1975 487 #413 – –
1970 499 #441 – –
1965 815 #316 5 #3,948
1960 1,478 #221 8 #3,090
1955 2,220 #160 13 #2,219
1950 3,331 #106 13 #2,115
1945 3,741 #69 26 #1,297
1940 4,216 #56 34 #1,138
1935 4,849 #38 50 #894
1930 5,756 #40 50 #959
1925 7,350 #32 43 #1,053
1920 7,268 #35 38 #1,158
1915 5,936 #36 30 #1,183
1910 3,519 #19 25 #569
1905 2,793 #17 19 #528
1900 3,324 #11 19 #556
1895 2,390 #19 15 #530
1890 2,220 #15 6 #888
1885 1,703 #10 9 #644
1880 1,258 #11 6 #817

Famous people named Annie

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

  1. 1 Annie Potts Annie Potts American actress (born 1952) Contemporary
  2. 2 Annie Lennox Annie Lennox Scottish musician (born 1954) Contemporary
  3. 3 Annie Wersching Annie Wersching American actress (1977–2023) Contemporary
  4. 4 Annie Oakley Annie Oakley American exhibition shooter (1860–1926) 19th century
  5. 5 Annie Leibovitz Annie Leibovitz American photographer (born 1949) Contemporary
  6. 6 Annie Parisse Annie Parisse American actress (born 1975) Contemporary
  7. 7 Annie Besant Annie Besant English writer and activist (1847–1933) 19th century
  8. 8 Annie Ernaux Annie Ernaux French writer (born 1940) Contemporary
  9. 9 Annie Ilonzeh American actress (born 1983) Contemporary
  10. 10 Annie Proulx Annie Proulx American novelist, short story and non-fiction author (born 1935) Contemporary
  11. 11 Annie Chapman Annie Chapman Whitechapel murder victim (1840–1888) 1841–1888 · 19th century
  12. 12 Annie Sprinkle Annie Sprinkle American pornographic actress and sex educator (born 1954) Contemporary
  13. 13 Annie Edson Taylor Annie Edson Taylor American schoolteacher and daredevil (1838–1921) 19th century
  14. 14 Annie Ross Annie Ross British-American jazz singer and actress (1930–2020) Contemporary
  15. 15 Annie Dillard Annie Dillard American author (born 1945) Contemporary
  16. 16 Annie Girardot Annie Girardot French actress (1931–2011) Contemporary
  17. 17 Annie Jump Cannon Annie Jump Cannon American astronomer (1863–1941) 19th century
  18. 18 Annie Easley Annie Easley American mathematician and rocket scientist 1933–2011 · Contemporary
  19. 19 Annie Annie Norwegian singer, songwriter, record producer and DJ b. 1977 · Contemporary
  20. 20 Annie Kenney Annie Kenney British suffragette (1879–1953) 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Annie?

The median living Annie is about 66 years old. Half of all living Annies are between 28 and 80 years old.

How many people named Annie are alive today?

An estimated 117 thousand people named Annie are alive in the United States, based on 362,180 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Annie mean?

A diminutive of the female given name Ann.

How popular is the name Annie in 2025?

Annie ranked #182 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,690 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Annie?

362,180 babies have been named Annie in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Annie most popular?

Annie peaked in 1922, when 7,513 newborns received the name.

Is Annie a boy or girl name?

Annie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Annie rising or falling?

Annie is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Annie become more popular?

Annie is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 2,147 girls named Annie in 2030, which would rank around #135. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Annie?

Well-known people named Annie include Annie Potts (actor), Annie Lennox (singer), Annie Wersching (actor).

Names like Annie

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