Girls' name · since 1887
Annye
103 babies named Annye in U.S. Social Security records since 1887, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #26,752 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 103
- born since 1887
- 1920s
- peak decade
Annye sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 103 recorded since 1887.
Annye has 103 recorded births among girls since 1887, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1887 to 1950.
- #26,752 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 103 born since 1887
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Annye ranks #26,752 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 103 born since 1887, peaking in the 1920s.
- #26,752 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 103
- born since 1887
- 1920s
- peak decade
Annye's 103 recorded births place it above 62.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Annye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Annye splits its recorded history at 1927: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1887 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Annye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–1950
- Peak year (1921)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1950.
103 total births across 64 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1921 with 9 births in a single year.
Annye by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (40 births, 39% of the file).
1920s was Annye's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Annye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s
1920s
40 births
- 1930s
1930s
29 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 8
1950s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 40 births (39% of all-time use).
Annye decade highlights
- Peak decade 40 births
- Runner-up 29 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Annye by state
Where Annye concentrates geographically, total births since 1887
Top 5 states
- Alabama 4.9% of nationwide
- Texas 4.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Alabama accounts for 4.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Annye's decade-level peak was the 1920s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Annyes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 Annye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1887–1950 (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 Annye 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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