Annie
#182 for girls in 2025, 1,690 births · Last seen for boys in 2020 at #12,022
Given to girls 99.5% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1881 · 1,326 births
- Debut · girls
- 1,258 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 68 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 360,253since 1880
Annie over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #182 | 1,690 | — | |
| 2024 | #192 | 1,570 | — | |
| 2023 | #202 | 1,484 | — | |
| 2022 | #205 | 1,417 | — | |
| 2021 | #230 | 1,307 | — | |
| 2020 | #289 | 1,103 | #12,022 | 5 |
| 2019 | #298 | 1,108 | — | |
| 2018 | #307 | 1,091 | — | |
| 2017 | #298 | 1,092 | — | |
| 2016 | #286 | 1,131 | — | |
| 2015 | #323 | 1,010 | — | |
| 2014 | #313 | 1,058 | — | |
| 2013 | #353 | 905 | — | |
| 2012 | #374 | 835 | — | |
| 2011 | #384 | 824 | — | |
| 2010 | #392 | 813 | — | |
| 2009 | #380 | 858 | — | |
| 2008 | #392 | 824 | — | |
| 2007 | #419 | 784 | — | |
| 2006 | #394 | 813 | — | |
| 2005 | #376 | 839 | — | |
| 2004 | #381 | 817 | — | |
| 2003 | #337 | 924 | — | |
| 2002 | #313 | 977 | — | |
| 2001 | #317 | 983 | — | |
| 2000 | #306 | 1,042 | — | |
| 1999 | #313 | 986 | — | |
| 1998 | #324 | 921 | — | |
| 1997 | #317 | 927 | — | |
| 1996 | #289 | 999 | — | |
| 1995 | #297 | 928 | — | |
| 1994 | #332 | 803 | — | |
| 1993 | #339 | 762 | — | |
| 1992 | #353 | 730 | — | |
| 1991 | #351 | 736 | #7,271 | 6 |
| 1990 | #333 | 822 | — | |
| 1989 | #343 | 742 | #7,905 | 5 |
| 1988 | #341 | 721 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #360 | 659 | #4,968 | 8 |
| 1986 | #336 | 719 | — | |
| 1985 | #296 | 831 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #300 | 794 | #4,552 | 8 |
| 1983 | #292 | 806 | — | |
| 1982 | #246 | 1,016 | #5,619 | 6 |
| 1981 | #253 | 973 | #5,468 | 6 |
| 1980 | #258 | 1,001 | — | |
| 1979 | #269 | 910 | — | |
| 1978 | #332 | 662 | — | |
| 1977 | #388 | 541 | — | |
| 1976 | #430 | 464 | — | |
| 1975 | #413 | 487 | — | |
| 1974 | #421 | 464 | — | |
| 1973 | #421 | 464 | #5,101 | 5 |
| 1972 | #438 | 438 | — | |
| 1971 | #428 | 489 | — | |
| 1970 | #441 | 499 | — | |
| 1969 | #397 | 571 | — | |
| 1968 | #365 | 611 | — | |
| 1967 | #334 | 690 | — | |
| 1966 | #325 | 736 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1965 | #316 | 815 | #3,930 | 5 |
| 1964 | #282 | 1,034 | — | |
| 1963 | #264 | 1,120 | — | |
| 1962 | #245 | 1,299 | #2,504 | 11 |
| 1961 | #241 | 1,298 | #3,356 | 7 |
| 1960 | #221 | 1,478 | #3,077 | 8 |
| 1959 | #208 | 1,588 | #1,865 | 19 |
| 1958 | #196 | 1,723 | #2,177 | 14 |
| 1957 | #193 | 1,832 | #2,494 | 11 |
| 1956 | #171 | 2,116 | #2,798 | 9 |
| 1955 | #160 | 2,220 | #2,219 | 13 |
| 1954 | #150 | 2,409 | #3,452 | 6 |
| 1953 | #143 | 2,563 | #2,038 | 15 |
| 1952 | #127 | 2,838 | #1,615 | 22 |
| 1951 | #113 | 3,062 | #1,774 | 18 |
| 1950 | #106 | 3,331 | #2,111 | 13 |
| 1949 | #103 | 3,453 | #2,123 | 13 |
| 1948 | #97 | 3,721 | #1,611 | 21 |
| 1947 | #103 | 3,758 | #1,786 | 18 |
| 1946 | #97 | 3,651 | #1,601 | 20 |
| 1945 | #69 | 3,741 | #1,296 | 26 |
| 1944 | #71 | 3,738 | #1,683 | 17 |
| 1943 | #69 | 4,070 | #1,529 | 21 |
| 1942 | #62 | 4,293 | #1,089 | 39 |
| 1941 | #59 | 4,073 | #1,152 | 33 |
| 1940 | #56 | 4,216 | #1,135 | 34 |
| 1939 | #54 | 4,155 | #1,168 | 31 |
| 1938 | #47 | 4,562 | #1,171 | 31 |
| 1937 | #46 | 4,479 | #896 | 48 |
| 1936 | #45 | 4,529 | #1,068 | 36 |
| 1935 | #38 | 4,849 | #894 | 50 |
| 1934 | #38 | 5,018 | #909 | 48 |
| 1933 | #37 | 5,123 | #1,051 | 38 |
| 1932 | #41 | 5,385 | #888 | 52 |
| 1931 | #41 | 5,090 | #922 | 49 |
| 1930 | #40 | 5,756 | #958 | 50 |
| 1929 | #37 | 5,955 | #983 | 47 |
| 1928 | #37 | 6,329 | #902 | 55 |
| 1927 | #36 | 6,562 | #872 | 60 |
| 1926 | #34 | 6,877 | #1,092 | 42 |
| 1925 | #32 | 7,350 | #1,053 | 43 |
| 1924 | #32 | 7,347 | #1,117 | 41 |
| 1923 | #34 | 7,095 | #1,322 | 30 |
| 1922 | #30 | 7,476 | #1,181 | 37 |
| 1921 | #36 | 7,209 | #1,101 | 41 |
| 1920 | #35 | 7,268 | #1,157 | 38 |
| 1919 | #35 | 7,146 | #1,230 | 33 |
| 1918 | #36 | 6,743 | #1,094 | 39 |
| 1917 | #35 | 6,404 | #1,264 | 29 |
| 1916 | #36 | 6,105 | #1,120 | 34 |
| 1915 | #36 | 5,936 | #1,181 | 30 |
| 1914 | #33 | 4,800 | #1,221 | 23 |
| 1913 | #30 | 4,267 | #995 | 25 |
| 1912 | #27 | 4,083 | #1,023 | 20 |
| 1911 | #24 | 3,298 | #1,117 | 10 |
| 1910 | #19 | 3,519 | #569 | 25 |
| 1909 | #22 | 2,904 | #653 | 17 |
| 1908 | #21 | 2,820 | #779 | 12 |
| 1907 | #19 | 2,891 | #664 | 15 |
| 1906 | #18 | 2,774 | #752 | 11 |
| 1905 | #17 | 2,793 | #525 | 19 |
| 1904 | #17 | 2,631 | #686 | 12 |
| 1903 | #17 | 2,551 | #619 | 13 |
| 1902 | #16 | 2,664 | #687 | 11 |
| 1901 | #16 | 2,396 | #466 | 17 |
| 1900 | #11 | 3,324 | #555 | 19 |
| 1899 | #18 | 2,289 | #613 | 11 |
| 1898 | #18 | 2,470 | #573 | 14 |
| 1897 | #20 | 2,307 | #1,057 | 5 |
| 1896 | #19 | 2,358 | #982 | 6 |
| 1895 | #19 | 2,390 | #529 | 15 |
| 1894 | #18 | 2,393 | #668 | 10 |
| 1893 | #17 | 2,251 | #650 | 10 |
| 1892 | #15 | 2,348 | #861 | 7 |
| 1891 | #13 | 2,096 | #963 | 5 |
| 1890 | #15 | 2,220 | #884 | 6 |
| 1889 | #13 | 2,123 | #498 | 14 |
| 1888 | #14 | 2,188 | #609 | 11 |
| 1887 | #12 | 1,844 | #488 | 13 |
| 1886 | #13 | 1,765 | #959 | 5 |
| 1885 | #10 | 1,703 | #641 | 9 |
| 1884 | #10 | 1,739 | — | |
| 1883 | #9 | 1,589 | #677 | 8 |
| 1882 | #10 | 1,492 | #691 | 8 |
| 1881 | #8 | 1,326 | #866 | 5 |
| 1880 | #11 | 1,258 | #809 | 6 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Annie was already there! It came in at #11, and was given to 1,258 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1968–1977, when fewer than 620 girls a year got the name.
Where Annie is popular in 1939
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Alabama#4 · 1 in 43
- Mississippi#5 · 1 in 48
- South Carolina#6 · 1 in 50
- Georgia#6 · 1 in 51
- North Carolina#9 · 1 in 63
Best ever in a state: #2 in Alaska, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #4 | 655 | 1 in 43 |
| Mississippi | #5 | 456 | 1 in 48 |
| Georgia | #6 | 611 | 1 in 51 |
| South Carolina | #6 | 424 | 1 in 50 |
| North Carolina | #9 | 589 | 1 in 63 |
| Louisiana | #15 | 193 | 1 in 117 |
| Florida | #16 | 148 | 1 in 93 |
| Virginia | #29 | 155 | 1 in 154 |
| Tennessee | #30 | 174 | 1 in 156 |
| Arkansas | #32 | 112 | 1 in 162 |
| Texas | #37 | 264 | 1 in 216 |
| Arizona | #46 | 24 | 1 in 192 |
| Hawaii | #77 | 13 | 1 in 251 |
| New Mexico | #93 | 18 | 1 in 308 |
| Maryland | #115 | 24 | 1 in 501 |
| Maine | #123 | 11 | 1 in 554 |
| District of Columbia | #127 | 9 | 1 in 622 |
| Kentucky | #148 | 39 | 1 in 707 |
| Oklahoma | #153 | 26 | 1 in 770 |
| North Dakota | #193 | 5 | 1 in 1,036 |
| Missouri | #221 | 18 | 1 in 1,490 |
| California | #229 | 32 | 1 in 1,425 |
| Colorado | #237 | 6 | 1 in 1,466 |
| Illinois | #245 | 25 | 1 in 2,149 |
| Michigan | #256 | 16 | 1 in 2,593 |
| West Virginia | #261 | 10 | 1 in 1,877 |
| Pennsylvania | #297 | 21 | 1 in 3,442 |
| Massachusetts | #311 | 6 | 1 in 4,704 |
| New York | #359 | 19 | 1 in 4,484 |
| Ohio | #367 | 11 | 1 in 4,582 |
| Indiana | #392 | 5 | 1 in 5,079 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
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| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Annie
- 10 spots since 2024 (#192 → #182)
- 107 spots since 2020 (#289 → #182)
- 141 spots since 2015 (#323 → #182)
- Biggest jump: 63 spots in 1979 (#332 → #269)
- Biggest drop: 46 spots in 1983 (#246 → #292)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #8 (1,326 births)
- Births halved by 1968, 87 yrs later
- Top 10: 5 yrs · run 1881–1885
- Top 100: 68 yrs · run 1880–1946
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 69 girls born in 1881 were named Annie (1.4%)
- Latest: 1 in 951 girls born in 2025 (0.11%)
- 19.3% of all girls named Annie (69,468) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 17,027 | #8 (1881) | #11 |
| 1890s | 23,122 | #13 (1891) | #17 |
| 1900s | 27,748 | #11 (1900) | #17 |
| 1910s | 52,301 | #19 (1910) | #31 |
| 1920s | 69,468 | #30 (1922) | #34 |
| 1930s | 48,946 | #37 (1933) | #43 |
| 1940s | 38,714 | #56 (1940) | #79 |
| 1950s | 23,682 | #106 (1950) | #157 |
| 1960s | 9,652 | #221 (1960) | #299 |
| 1970s | 5,418 | #269 (1979) | #398 |
| 1980s | 8,262 | #246 (1982) | #303 |
| 1990s | 8,614 | #289 (1996) | #325 |
| 2000s | 8,861 | #306 (2000) | #362 |
| 2010s | 9,867 | #286 (2016) | #333 |
| 2020s | 8,571 | #182 (2025) | #217 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Annie in 1939
Top girls' names in 1939
Top boys' names in 1939
More about 1939
girls
1,096,612 girls got a published name in 1939; 1 in 264 of them was named Annie, which outranked 98.9% of the 4,950 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,106,852 boys got a published name in 1939; 1 in 35,705 of them was named Annie, which outranked 70.6% of the 3,968 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,141Vernal32
- #1,141Vivian32
- #1,141Wyman32
- #1,168Annie31
- #1,168Abelardo31
- #1,168Abram31
- #1,168Alice31
- #1,194Alec30
- #1,194Arnie30
- #1,194Avon30
Tied with 25 names at #1,168; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.