US rank #1410 Girls' name Peak 2005 5,755 births

Anneliese — #1410 US girls' name

5,755 babies named Anneliese in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s311930s301940s231950s901960s1981970s2701980s3731990s7062000s16922010s17222020s620
#1410
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 92% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Anneliese was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

272 babies were named Anneliese in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anneliese

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,755 babies named Anneliese between 1926 and 2024, spanning 99 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anneliese currently holds the #1410 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 272 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anneliese performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,722 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Anneliese shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 682 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Anneliese in 26 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anneliese in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 5,755 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Anneliese at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

5,755

Since 1926

99 years of records

Peak year

2005

272 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,410

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1926

Recorded for 99 years

Last year on file: 2024

Anneliese popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1926

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
272
Annual births at peak — across 99 years of records
-1000100200300 202420132002199119801969195819381926 9

Anneliese by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,722 births that decade — 30% of Anneliese's all-time total
1920s311930s301940s231950s901960s1981970s2701980s3731990s7062000s16922010s17222020s620

Anneliese by state

Where Anneliese concentrates geographically — total births since 1926

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Anneliese
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
682 11.9%
#2 Texas
389 6.8%
#3 New York
311 5.4%
#4 Illinois
193 3.4%
#5 Florida
182 3.2%
#6 Ohio
158 2.7%
#7 Pennsylvania
155 2.7%
#8 Virginia
111 1.9%
California share of Anneliese's total US births 11.9%
Even split

682 of 5,755 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.

Anneliese appears in 26 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anneliese?
5,755 babies have been named Anneliese since 1926. It currently ranks #1410 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 272 births.
When was Anneliese most popular?
Anneliese was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,722 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Anneliese most popular?
The top states for the name Anneliese are California (682 births), Texas (389 births), New York (311 births).
How long has the name Anneliese been used?
Anneliese has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 99 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Anneliese?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1926–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.