Given name
Annie
“he (God) has favoured me (i.e. with a child)”·“a woman graced with God's favor”·“one who is pure; chaste”
In English use, Annie is a diminutive of Anne. One Hebrew interpretation is “he (God) has favoured me (i.e. with a child).” Annie is a variant of Anna. One Latin interpretation is “a woman graced with God's favor.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Annie is a diminutive of Anne. One Hebrew interpretation is “he (God) has favoured me (i.e. with a child).” Annie is a variant of Anna. One Latin interpretation is “a woman graced with God's favor.” Annie is a diminutive of Agnes. One Greek interpretation is “one who is pure; chaste.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Annie is a diminutive of Anne. An origin associated with Anne is Hebrew. Annie is a diminutive of Agnes. An origin associated with Agnes is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Annie is a diminutive of Ann. In French usage, Annie is a diminutive of Anne.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Annie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 362,180
- 1,927 boys · 360,253 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 7,513 babies
- 2025
- 1,690
- #182 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +35%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,690 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 182 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 35.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7,476 in 1922. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (193). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 115,909 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.
Annie’s family of names
In English usage, Annie is a diminutive of Ann. In French usage, Annie shares a linguistic root with the Walloon form ANIYE. Annie has a related form in Anna.
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Around the world
Annie has relatives in 16 languages.
20 related names in 16 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Annavariant · German
- Annefull form · English, German
- Agnesfull form · Scots
- Annfull form · English
- Annyvariant · Swedish, Norwegian
- Annivariant · Swedish, Danish
- Nanniediminutive · English
- Annnielikely variant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 18
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Annie
- Annie ErnauxFrench writer (born 1940)
- Annie BesantBritish socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator (1847-1933)
- Annie Jump CannonAmerican astronomer (1863-1941)
- Annie GirardotFrench actress (1931-2011)
- Annie LeibovitzAmerican photographer (born 1949)
- Annie ProulxAmerican novelist, short story and non-fiction author (b. 1935)
- Annie WerschingAmerican actress (1977–2023)
- Annie OakleyAmerican exhibition sharpshooter (1860–1926)
- Annie PottsAmerican actressborn 1952
Characters named Annie: Annie Wilkes (the 1987 novel Misery).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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