Given name
Anneliese
“graced with God's bounty”
Anneliese is a variant of Annalisa. One Latin interpretation is “graced with God's bounty.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Anneliese is a variant of Annalisa. One Latin interpretation is “graced with God's bounty.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Anneliese is a variant of Annalisa. An origin associated with Annalisa is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1926. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Anneliese through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,943
- 0 boys · 5,943 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 272 babies
- 2025
- 188
- #1,207 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +1%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 188 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,207 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 1.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 272 in 2005. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (22). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,997 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.
Anneliese’s family of names
In German usage, Anneliese has a diminutive in Anneli. Anneliese has a related form in Annalisa. In German usage, Anneliese has a related form in Annalisa.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Annelisevariant · German
- Annalisavariant · German
- Annelidiminutive · German
- Anneliediminutive · German
- Annelisdiminutive · German
- Anneliesselikely variant
- Anneliesvariant · German
- Annellieselikely variant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Anneliese
- Anneliese Michelwoman who died from malnutrition after attempted exorcisms1952–1976
- Anneliese van der PolDutch actress (born 1984)
- Anneliese Rothenberger(1919-2010) operatic soprano
- Anneliese DoddsBritish politicianborn 1978
- Anneliese MaierGerman historian (1905-1971)
- Anneliese MidgleyBritish politicianborn 1976
- Anneliese KüppersWest German equestrian (1929-2010)
- Anneliese RubieAustralian athleteborn 1992
- Anneliese SeonbuchnerGerman athletics competitor (1929–2020)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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