Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Annie

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
Blessed With Grace
Prayer
English

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Annie

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Kevin Costner, Daughter of Jamie Lee Curtis, Daughter of Glenn Close

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1927 (rank #872, 60 births); most recent 2020 (rank #12015, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1922 (rank #30, 7,476 births); most recent 2025 (rank #182, 1,690 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–1,690
2024–1,564
2023–1,484
2022–1,415
2021–1,304
202051,102
2019–1,108
2018–1,091
2017–1,092
2016–1,131

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #108, 534 births); most recent 2025 (rank #111, 425 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025425
2024417
2023425
2022451
2021457
2020382
2019440
2018438
2017500
2016534

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 1947 (rank #8, 11,487 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1577, 20 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202320
202220
202122
202027
201917
201821
201716
201624
201516
201421

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #46, 129 births); most recent 2025 (rank #33, 127 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025127
2024112
2023112
2022105
2021129
2020102
201987
201887
201789
201681

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #80, 51 births); most recent 2025 (rank #94, 46 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202546
202449
202339
202251
202133
202041
201937
201841
201737
201641

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #8, 97 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7, 91 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202591
202489
202384
202297
202187
202074
201988
201882
201786
201668

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1927 (rank #17, 45 births); most recent 2023 (rank #268, 12 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202312
202221
202123
202025
201924
201816
201718
201613
201512
201423

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence