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Annie

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Meaning

Grace, through the Ann-linked naming tradition.

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
PlaceYearRecorded usagePublished birthsRankNotes
Canada2025Girls147 · preliminary2072025 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 Unpublished values are unknown, not zero.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.
France2025Girls25 (rounded to 5)1424Counts 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 & Wales2025Girls425111Published ranks differ from ranks calculated over visible rows. Counts retained; automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published.
Northern Ireland2025Girls917Two rank discrepancies and alternate-view differences retained. Automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published.
Scotland2025Girls4694Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Ireland2025Girls12733Names below three occurrences are unpublished.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 States2025Girls1,690182Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
United States2020Boys512022Source-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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Source: NISRA : Website: www.nisra.gov.uk

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License: Open Government Licence v3.0

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(C) Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.

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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence

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U.S. Social Security Administration

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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.

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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

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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.

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