Girls' name · since 1930

Annelise

6,523 babies named Annelise in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#2,172 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,074 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
6,523
born since 1930
2010s
peak decade

Annelise currently ranks #1074 among girls' names in America, with 6,523 babies recorded since 1930.

Annelise has 6,523 recorded births among girls since 1930, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1074 as of the latest data, more common than 94% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1930 to 2025.

  • #2,172 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #1,074 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 6,523 born since 1930
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Annelise ranks #2,172 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,074 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,523 born since 1930, peaking in the 2010s.

#2,172 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,074 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
6,523
born since 1930
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%93.7%
Annelise vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Annelise's 6,523 recorded births place it above 96.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

32 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

How Annelise compares

6,523 Top 12% higher than 88% 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

Annelise's all-time total is 17x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Annelise Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 6,523 376 567,345
Peak-year births 226 21 19,840

Annelise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Annelise's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 88% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 12%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1930, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 226, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Annelise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
226
Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
050100150200250 193019671976198519942003201220212025 226

Annelise by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (2,029 births, 31% of the file).

2010s was Annelise's strongest decade.

2,029 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.

Annelise births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,029 births (31% of all-time use).

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

How Annelise 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 Annelise's total volume

Annelise vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 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 -62, 4.8%-56, 7.6%-88, 4.9%-73, 4.1%-116, 2.5%-44, 7.9%-109, 2%-33, 12.1%-28, 8%-80, 4.1%-126, 3.5%-64, 5.9%-67, 4.2%-146, 2.6%-50, 11.3%Annelise-96, 3.5%Annelise
Annelise vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Annelise by state

Where Annelise concentrates geographically, total births since 1930

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Annelise
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
841 12.9%
#2 Texas
499 7.6%
#3 Florida
270 4.1%
#4 Illinois
257 3.9%
#5 New York
251 3.8%
#6 Pennsylvania
199 3.1%
#7 Ohio
187 2.9%
#8 Michigan
148 2.3%
California share of Annelise's total US births 12.9%
Even split

841 of 6,523 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.

Annelise appears in 32 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Annelise? ▼
6,523 babies have been named Annelise since 1930. All-time, it sits at #2,172 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #1,074 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2025 with 226 births.
Where does Annelise sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Annelise ranks #2,172 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,074 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 Annelise most popular? ▼
Annelise was most popular in the 2010s decade with 2,029 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Annelise most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Annelise are California (841 births), Texas (499 births), Florida (270 births).
How long has the name Annelise been used? ▼
Annelise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1930, spanning 96 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Annelise? ▼
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 Annelise's data

  • Annelise's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,029 total births) through the 2020s (993) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Annelises (841 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 Annelise

Nearby Names Like Annelise

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

Anna Girl
#107 914,859 births
Ann Girl
#1076 470,261 births
Annie Girl
#182 360,253 births
Anne Girl
#619 325,128 births
Annette Girl
#1443 169,296 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Annelise

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Ann #1076
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Harriet #1071
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Rubi #1077
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Bailee #1070
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Katelyn #1078
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Annelise: 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, 1930–2025 (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 Annelise 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.