Girls' name · since 1926
Anneliese
Anneliese has 5,943 recorded births since 1926 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,294 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,209 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,943
- born since 1926
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Anneliese is the #1209 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 5,943 recorded since 1926.
Social Security Administration records show Anneliese recorded 5,943 times among girls since 1926, holding rank #1209 nationally today, ahead of 93% 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 1926 to 2025.
- #2,294 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,209 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,943 born since 1926
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anneliese ranks #2,294 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,209 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,943 born since 1926, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,294 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,209 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,943
- born since 1926
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anneliese's 5,943 recorded births place it above 96.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Anneliese compares
5,943 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Anneliese's all-time total is 16x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anneliese | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,943 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 272 | 21 | 19,840 |
Anneliese's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Anneliese's full recorded timeline at 1982, 88% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 12% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1929, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 272 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Anneliese popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 272
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Anneliese by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,722 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Anneliese's strongest decade.
1,722 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Anneliese births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 31
1920s
31 births
- 1930s 30
1930s
30 births
- 1940s 23
1940s
23 births
- 1950s 90
1950s
90 births
- 1960s 198
1960s
198 births
- 1970s 270
1970s
270 births
- 1980s 373
1980s
373 births
- 1990s
1990s
706 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,692 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,722 births
- 2020s
2020s
808 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,722 births (29% of all-time use).
How Anneliese 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 Anneliese's total volume
Anneliese by state
Where Anneliese concentrates geographically, total births since 1926
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 704 | 11.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 406 | 6.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 323 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 199 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 195 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 166 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 163 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 124 | 2.1% |
704 of 5,943 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Anneliese appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Anneliese's data
- Anneliese's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,722 total births) through the 2020s (808) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Annelieses (704 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Anneliese: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~99 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, 1926–2025 (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 Anneliese 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.