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
Annalise's 17,165 recorded births place it above 98.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2016)
- 825
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Currently ranks #409 among girls.
17,165 total births across 61 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2016 with 825 births in a single year.
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
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 103
1970s
103 births
- 1980s 391
1980s
391 births
- 1990s 1,470
1990s
1,470 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,861 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,887 births
- 2020s
2020s
4,435 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6,887 births (40% of all-time use).
Annalise decade highlights
- Peak decade 6,887 births
- Runner-up 4,435 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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 by state
Where Annalise concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| 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% |
1,896 of 17,165 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 11.0% of nationwide
- Texas 8.3% of nationwide
- New York 5.9% of nationwide
- Florida 5.8% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 4.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 44 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 11.0% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Annalise appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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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.
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Related Names
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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.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~60 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, 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.
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