Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Annelle isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Annelle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,106
- 0 boys · 1,106 girls
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 35 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,034 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +7%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,034 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 6.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 35 in 1947. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 812 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.
Annelle’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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