Girls' name · since 1965

Annalise

17,165 babies named Annalise in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#1,169 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#409 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
17,165
born since 1965
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Annalise is the #409 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 17,165 recorded since 1965.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Annalise has been recorded 17,165 times among girls since 1965, currently ranked #409 nationally and more common than 98% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2025.

  • #1,169 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #409 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 17,165 born since 1965
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Annalise ranks #1,169 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #409 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 17,165 born since 1965, peaking in the 2010s.

#1,169 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#409 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
17,165
born since 1965
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%97.6%
Annalise vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Annalise's 17,165 recorded births place it above 98.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

44 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Annalise compares

17,165 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Annalise's all-time total is 46x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Annalise Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 17,165 376 567,345
Peak-year births 825 21 19,840

Annalise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Annalise's full recorded timeline at 1997, 92% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 8% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 825 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Annalise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2025

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2016)
825
Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
02004006008001,000 196519761984199220002008201620242025 764

Annalise by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (6,887 births, 40% of the file).

2010s was Annalise's strongest decade.

6,887 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.

Annalise births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6,887 births (40% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Annalise 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 Annalise's total volume

Annalise vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -144, 2.9%-112, 4.8%-146, 2.5%-143, 2.5%-60, 4.9%-113, 2.9%-109, 6.1%-114, 4.2%-40, 5.5%-136, 2.2%-84, 4.5%-105, 4.2%-36, 9.6%-134, 4.6%-53, 5.3%Annalise-61, 4.8%Annalise
Annalise vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Annalise by state

Where Annalise concentrates geographically, total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Annalise
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,896 11.0%
#2 Texas
1,427 8.3%
#3 New York
1,020 5.9%
#4 Florida
989 5.8%
#5 Pennsylvania
689 4.0%
#6 Ohio
608 3.5%
#7 Illinois
605 3.5%
#8 Michigan
566 3.3%
California share of Annalise's total US births 11.0%
Even split

1,896 of 17,165 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.

Annalise appears in 44 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Annalise?
Annalise has been given to 17,165 babies in the U.S. since 1965, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #1,169 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #409 of 17,297. 825 babies were born in 2016, its single highest year.
Where does Annalise sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Annalise ranks #1,169 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #409 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Annalise most popular?
Annalise was most popular in the 2010s decade with 6,887 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Annalise most popular?
The top states for the name Annalise are California (1,896 births), Texas (1,427 births), New York (1,020 births).
How long has the name Annalise been used?
Annalise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 61 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Annalise?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anna, Ann, Annie, Anne, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Annalise's data

  • Annalise's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (6,887 total births) through the 2020s (4,435) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Annalises (1,896 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Annalise

Nearby Names Like Annalise

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Annalise

Names with a similar popularity rank to Annalise

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Annalise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1965–2025 (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 Annalise 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.