Girl · Hebrew, through English
Annie
Say it: AN-ee
Meaning
A diminutive of Ann or Anna, ultimately from Hebrew ḥannah 'favour, grace'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Given as a full name in 19th-century America, where it ranked in the top ten in the 1880s.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1880s
In the United States
- 354,622 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1887, about 1 in 79 girls
- 1,092 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Anni
Famous bearers
- Annie Oakley, US sharpshooter
- Annie Jump Cannon, US astronomer
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.