Girls' name · since 1988

Annelie

Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 280 babies named Annelie, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#8620
among girls today
280
born since 1988
2010s
peak decade
51%
more common than other girls

Yes -- Annelie is the #8620 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 280 recorded since 1988.

Social Security Administration records show Annelie recorded 280 times among girls since 1988, holding rank #8620 nationally today, ahead of 51% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.

  • #8620 among girls today
  • 280 born since 1988
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 51% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Annelie is currently the #8620 girls' name in America, more common than 51% of girls - 280 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.

#8620
among girls today
280
born since 1988
2010s
peak decade
51%
more common than other girls

Annelie vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%51.3%
Annelie vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#8620
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 51% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Annelie was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

22 babies were named Annelie in 2016 - its busiest year on record.

How Annelie compares

280 44th percentile among 17,726 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

Annelie's all-time total is 27% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Annelie Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 280 382 567,345
Peak-year births 22 48 19,840

Annelie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Annelie's full recorded timeline at 2012, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Annelie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

280

Since 1988

38 years of records

Peak year

2016

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,620

Among girls

As of 2025

Active since

1988

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2025

Annelie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
22
Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
0510152025 19882003200720112015201920232025 11

Annelie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

2010s was Annelie's strongest decade.

139 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Annelie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 139 births (50% of all-time use).

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

Annelie by state

Where Annelie concentrates geographically, total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Annelie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.8%
California share of Annelie's total US births 1.8%

5 of 280 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Annelie?
Annelie has been given to 280 babies in the U.S. since 1988, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #8620 as of the latest data. 22 babies were born in 2016, its single highest year.
When was Annelie most popular?
Annelie was most popular in the 2010s decade with 139 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Annelie most popular?
The top states for the name Annelie are California (5 births).
How long has the name Annelie been used?
The SSA has tracked Annelie since 1988 -- 38 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Annelie?
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 Annelie's data

  • Annelie's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (139 total births) through the 2020s (61) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Annelies (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

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

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1988–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Annelie: #8620 Girls' Name - 280 Births, Peak 2016." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/annelie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Annelie 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 June 2026.