Girls' name · since 1902
Annalee
Since 1902, U.S. Social Security records show 7,871 babies named Annalee, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,930 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,204 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,871
- born since 1902
- 2010s
- peak decade
Annalee currently ranks #1204 among girls' names in America, with 7,871 babies recorded since 1902.
Annalee has 7,871 recorded births among girls since 1902, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1204 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1902 to 2025.
- #1,930 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,204 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,871 born since 1902
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Annalee ranks #1,930 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,204 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,871 born since 1902, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,930 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,204 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,871
- born since 1902
- 2010s
- peak decade
Annalee's 7,871 recorded births place it above 97.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Annalee compares
7,871 Top 11% higher than 89% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Annalee's all-time total is 21x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Annalee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,871 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 315 | 21 | 19,840 |
Annalee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Annalee splits its recorded history at 1966: 84% of all births land in the more recent half, 16% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1902 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 315 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Annalee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1902–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 315
- Annual births at peak, across 124 years of records
Annalee by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,697 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Annalee's strongest decade.
2,697 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Annalee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 29
1900s
29 births
- 1910s 144
1910s
144 births
- 1920s 311
1920s
311 births
- 1930s 275
1930s
275 births
- 1940s 274
1940s
274 births
- 1950s 128
1950s
128 births
- 1960s 154
1960s
154 births
- 1970s 238
1970s
238 births
- 1980s 415
1980s
415 births
- 1990s 722
1990s
722 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,293 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,697 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,191 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,697 births (34% of all-time use).
How Annalee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Annalee's total volume
Annalee by state
Where Annalee concentrates geographically, total births since 1902
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 659 | 8.4% |
| #2 | California | | 656 | 8.3% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 256 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 228 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 224 | 2.8% |
| #6 | New York | | 177 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 168 | 2.1% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 149 | 1.9% |
659 of 7,871 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Annalee appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Annalee's data
- Annalee's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,697 total births) through the 2020s (1,191) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Annalees (659 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Annalee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~123 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1902–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Annalee draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.