Annie is documented as a short form of Ann, whose main name history traces to Hebrew Hannah and grace. This explanation applies to that naming tradition; Annie may also be chosen independently as a standalone name.
Origin
Hebrew
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English pronunciation
/ˈæni/
A recorded English pronunciation, approximately AN-ee, with stress on the first syllable. Preferred personal readings can differ.
Recorded English reading, as published. Accents and preferred pronunciations can differ.
Published name usage
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
Latest published record available for this spelling in each place and recorded usage
Place
Year
Recorded usage
Published births
Rank
Notes
Canada
2025
Girls
147 · preliminary
207
2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
France
2025
Girls
25 (rounded to 5)
1424
Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published.
England & Wales
2025
Girls
425
111
Published ranks differ from ranks calculated over visible rows. Counts retained; automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published.
Northern Ireland
2025
Girls
91
7
Two rank discrepancies and alternate-view differences retained. Automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published.
Scotland
2025
Girls
46
94
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Ireland
2025
Girls
127
33
Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
United States
2025
Girls
1,690
182
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
United States
2020
Boys
5
12022
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
Sources & notes
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Language of use: Danish
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Documented Danish personal-name use; the list is not exhaustive. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Annie entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Annie&oldid=93486888. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
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Language of use: Dutch
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Documented Dutch personal-name use; the list is not exhaustive. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Annie entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Annie&oldid=93486888. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Language of use: English
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Documented English personal-name use; the list is not exhaustive. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Annie entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Annie&oldid=93486888. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Language of use: French
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Documented French personal-name use; the list is not exhaustive. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Annie entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Annie&oldid=93486888. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Language of use: Swedish
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Documented Swedish personal-name use; the list is not exhaustive. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Annie entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Annie&oldid=93486888. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Meaning: Grace, through the Ann-linked naming tradition.
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Annie is documented as a short form of Ann, whose main name history traces to Hebrew Hannah and grace. This explanation applies to that naming tradition; Annie may also be chosen independently as a standalone name. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Annie and Ann entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Annie&oldid=93486888; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Ann&oldid=93425879. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the explicitly documented short-form connection and Hebrew-linked interpretation. The original licensed Prayer claim remains preserved as a candidate; no source prose or audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Pronunciation in the source language: French: /a.ni/
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Recorded French personal-name reading, separate from the English reading. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Annie entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Annie&oldid=93486888. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Short form of: Ann
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Annie is explicitly documented as a diminutive of Ann. It can also be used as a standalone given name. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Annie entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Annie&oldid=93486888. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
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Short form of: Anne
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English given-name relationship. These spellings remain separate in popularity statistics.
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Origin: Hebrew
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English pronunciation: /ˈæni/
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A recorded English pronunciation, approximately AN-ee, with stress on the first syllable. Preferred personal readings can differ. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Annie entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Annie&oldid=93486888. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Syllables: 2 (this recorded English reading)
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Two syllables in the documented English reading. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Annie entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Annie&oldid=93486888. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Spelling variant: Anny
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The English entry lists Anny as a dated alternative spelling. Separate spellings retain their own statistics. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Annie entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Annie&oldid=93486888. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
License: CC BY 4.0
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.
Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.