Annie
A pet form of Ann, Hebrew Channah, “grace.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
Sharpshooter Annie Oakley and later the comic-strip orphan kept this pet form of Anna a household word.
Annie appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in 68 different years between 1880 and 1948. It spent 5 years inside the top 10. Its biggest year was 1922, when 7,476 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 30 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1881, at No. 8. In 2025 it ranked No. 182 for girls. All told, 362,180 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Anahi (19,390), Ani (3,188), Anai (2,327), Anay (2,055), Anny (1,512), Anahy (1,395) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Ann
Explore Annie interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 17,027 | No. 8 |
| 1890s | 23,122 | No. 13 |
| 1900s | 27,748 | No. 11 |
| 1910s | 52,301 | No. 19 |
| 1920s | 69,468 | No. 30 |
| 1930s | 48,946 | No. 37 |
| 1940s | 38,714 | No. 56 |
| 1950s | 23,682 | No. 106 |
| 1960s | 9,652 | No. 221 |
| 1970s | 5,418 | No. 269 |
| 1980s | 8,262 | No. 246 |
| 1990s | 8,614 | No. 289 |
| 2000s | 8,861 | No. 306 |
| 2010s | 9,867 | No. 286 |
| 2020s | 8,571 | No. 182 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.