Annie

“Variant of Ann — Grace; favor” — Hebrew via Latin origin

Girl's name · #182 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Annie holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#182 in 2025). About 360,000 girls have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Around the world: #7 in N. Ireland (2025) · #33 in Ireland (2025) · #97 in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 46 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Annies

Annie Ernaux — French writer (born 1940)
Annie Besant — British socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator (1847-1933)
Annie Lennox — Scottish singer-songwriter (born 1954)
Annie Jump Cannon — American astronomer (1863-1941)
Annie Girardot — French actress (1931-2011)

In stories & tradition

Annie Wilkes — Misery
Annie Christmas — character
Annie Wilson — 90210

What Annies become

Among 1,811 notable people named Annie:

Entertainers appear 1.51× more often than among typical names — e.g. Annie Lennox, Scottish singer-songwriter (born 1954).

Similar names: Aniyah · Eva · Anna · Janie · Alma · Anne

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