Given name & surname
Anni
“a woman graced with God's favor”
In Finnish use, Anni is an affectionate form of Anna. One Latin interpretation is “a woman graced with God's favor.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Finnish use, Anni is an affectionate form of Anna. One Latin interpretation is “a woman graced with God's favor.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In German usage, Anni is a diminutive of Anna. In Finnish usage, Anni is an affectionate form of Anna.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1932. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Anni through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 626
- 0 boys · 626 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 19
- #6,139 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +7%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 19 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,139 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 7.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,739 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.
Anni’s family of names
In German usage, Anni is a diminutive of Anna. In Danish usage, Anni has a related form in Annie. In Finnish usage, Anni is an affectionate form of Anna.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Anni has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Danish roots to each of them.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- HanaCzech
- Annequivalent
- Aniequivalent
- Hanniequivalent
- Anesource · Danish
- Anniinaequivalent
- 安妮equivalent
- Enniequivalent
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People named Anni
- Anni Friesinger-PostmaGerman speed skaterborn 1977
- Rosa LiksomFinnish writer (born 1958)
- Anni AlbersGerman-American textile artist, weaver and graphic designer, student and teacher at the Bauhaus (1899–1994)
- Anni SteuerOlympic hurler1913–1996
- Anni EsparSpanish water polo playerborn 1993
- Helena TakaloFinnish cross-country skierborn 1947
- Anni HoldmannGerman sprinter (1900–1960)
- Anni SwanFinnish writer1875–1958
- Anni SinnemäkiFinnish politician and poetborn 1973
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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