Annelise

“Compound of Anna and Liese (short for Elisabeth)” — German origin

Girl's name · #1072 in the US (2025) · Trending

Annelise is climbing: on the charts since 1930, it reached #1072 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 230 girls given the name last year. Roughly 6,500 have carried it all-time.

Around the world: about 1 in 11,000 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 17,000 girls in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 20 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Annelises

Annelise Coberger — New Zealand alpine skier
Annelise Hesme — French actress (born 1976)
Annelise Hovmand — Danish film director
Annelise Reenberg — Danish film director (1919-1994)
Annelise Damm Olesen — Danish middle-distance runner

What Annelises become

Among 84 notable people named Annelise:

Artists & writers appear 1.57× more often than among typical names — e.g. Annelise Kretschmer, German photographer (1903–1987).

Similar names: Anneliese · Sterling · Annalise · Elyse · Raizy · Hartley

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