Girl name#116 of girl names
Annie
Pronounced AE1 N IY0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1922
- 145 years in use
How popular is Annie?
Annie is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 362,560 children — the 116th most common girls' name on record.
It peaked in 1922, went quiet for most of a century, and is climbing again. Its best single year was 1922, when 7,476 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- AE1 N IY0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Annie
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Annie
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Annie?
- Annie ranks 116th among girls' names in US records, with 362,560 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 12,868.
- Is Annie a unisex name?
- No. Annie is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Annie most popular?
- 1922, when 7,476 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.