Annie
Girl name · #182 in 2025 · Well-known
In 2025, 1,690 baby girls were named Annie, placing it at #182 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #323, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 1,065 girls born in 2025 was named Annie.
Babies named Annie per year. Source: SSA.
The 145-year story
Annie first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 1,258 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1922, when 7,476 girls were named Annie — good for #30 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Annie in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Annie is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "well-known". A low score means broad familiarity: teachers will spell it right, and your child may share it with a classmate. For many families that's a feature, not a bug.
Where Annie is most common
Geography matters for names, and Annie is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Annie is most common in MS (3.7 per 1,000), AL (3.4 per 1,000), SD (3.3 per 1,000), ME (3.2 per 1,000), ID (3.1 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 1.3 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Annie is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Annie
Statistically, parents drawn to Annie tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Rosie, Elsie, Alice, Miriam, and Rose.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Annie | 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 |
| 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 | #374 |
| 2011 | 824 | #384 |
| 2010 | 813 | #392 |
| 2009 | 858 | #380 |
| 2008 | 824 | #392 |
| 2007 | 784 | #419 |
| 2006 | 813 | #394 |
| 2005 | 839 | #376 |
| 2004 | 817 | #381 |
| 2003 | 924 | #337 |
| 2002 | 977 | #313 |
| 2001 | 983 | #317 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Annie a popular girl name?
Annie ranked #182 among girls in 2025 with 1,690 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #323.
When was the name Annie most popular?
Annie peaked in 1922, when 7,476 American girls received the name (ranked #30 that year). Since 1922 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Annie?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 1,065 newborn American girls was named Annie. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "well-known".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.