Given name
Annalee
“from the graceful meadow”
Annalee is used as a given name. One English interpretation is “from the graceful meadow.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the graceful meadow.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1902. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Annalee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,871
- 0 boys · 7,871 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 315 babies
- 2025
- 189
- #1,204 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −26%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 189 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,204 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 25.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 315 in 2016. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (21). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,040 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Annalee’s family of names
Annalee has a related form in Anali. Annalee has a related form in Analee. Annalee has a related form in Annalie.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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- Analievariant
- Analivariant
- Annalievariant
- Analeighvariant
- Analeevariant
- Annalivariant
- Annelivariant
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Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Annalee
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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