Fun Facts About the Name Anelise
- 550 babies named Anelise: U.S. records list 550 babies given the name Anelise from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Anelise Mean?
Anelise is a compound of two Hebrew-derived names that were joined in German-speaking Europe. The first element is Anna, from the Hebrew Ḥannāh, "favor" or "grace." The second is Liese, a German short form of Elisabeth, from the Hebrew Elisheva. Read together, the two parts are usually given as "grace" and "God is my oath."
The first element is not disputed; the second is. Elisheva is most often explained as "my God is an oath," from a Hebrew word for an oath, but some trace the ending instead to a word for abundance or fullness, yielding "my God is abundance." The customary meaning of the name follows the first explanation. Anelise is not a translated phrase but a fusion of two personal names, so its sense is a pairing of the two ideas rather than a single new word.
Anelise Name History & Origins
Anelise belongs to the group of names built from Anna plus a short form of Elisabeth. In German-speaking regions, paired given names such as Anna Elisabeth and Anna Maria were common, and over time such pairs were compressed into single names: Anneliese, Annelies, and Annaliese. Anneliese and Annelies are the German and Dutch forms; Annelise and the single-n Anelise became conventional in Denmark and Norway, while French uses the hyphenated Anne-Lise, joining Anne and Lise.
Both halves of the name reached northern Europe through Christian usage. Anna is the name given in tradition to the mother of Mary, and Elisabeth is the name of the mother of John the Baptist; the veneration of Saint Elisabeth spread the name widely in German and Scandinavian lands. Liese emerged in German as one of several pet forms of Elisabeth, alongside Liesel, Lisbeth, and Ilse, and it was this short form rather than the full Elisabeth that was attached to Anna.
The single-n spelling Anelise appears in Danish and Norwegian use alongside Annelise, and it also occurs in English-speaking countries as a simplified spelling of the German forms. A well-known bearer of the related spelling Annelies is Annelies Marie Frank; that form belongs to the German-Dutch branch of the name and is not the same spelling as Anelise.
How Popular is the Name Anelise?
Anelise has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2007. Its best rank was #5,282 in 2005.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,925 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #7,603 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2023 | #9,031 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #7,663 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2021 | #9,630 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #9,613 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #9,802 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #8,659 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #7,119 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #8,026 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #5,669 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2014 | #5,324 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2013 | #7,780 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2012 | #5,915 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2011 | #5,372 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2010 | #5,796 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2009 | #5,908 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2008 | #5,584 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2007 | #5,539 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2006 | #6,609 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2005 | #5,282 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2004 | #5,990 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2003 | #5,819 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2002 | #6,417 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2001 | #6,643 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2000 | #6,506 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1999 | #6,858 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1998 | #8,048 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #6,872 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1996 | #10,653 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #13,547 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #13,569 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #13,560 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #11,830 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #9,378 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #8,076 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #10,987 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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