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Annie

Girl #202 in 2023

Annie is a girl name of mixed origin.

Meaning of Annie

A popular given name in the 19th century.

Popularity of Annie

Popularity, 1880–2023

1,484 births in 2023

1880 2023

356,976 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1922

7,513 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Priceless; highly praiseworthy

Manly, strong, courageous

feminine form of the saint's name, from amandus, future passive participle of amāre: thus meaning "who/which is to be loved"

Boy · Ancient Greek

Borrowed from Alexander, from Ἀλέξανδρος, from ἀλέξω +, the stem of ἀνήρ

Girl · Ancient Greek

Feminine form of Church Angelus, from ἄγγελος

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.