Annali Name Meaning & Historical Trends

Annali

Pronunciation: AN-uh-lee / an-uh-LEE

Meaning Grace Gender Girl
GIRLS RANK
#5,932
TREND
780

Rank shows the name’s position among U.S. baby names for each gender in 2025. Trend shows how many places it rose or fell since 2024. Rank 1 is the most popular. Based on U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) data. Peak and lowest years are based on the number of girls named Annali in the available records.

Fun Facts About the Name Annali

  • 547 babies named Annali: U.S. records list 547 babies given the name Annali from 1880 through 2025.

What Does the Name Annali Mean?

Annali is a feminine name generally explained as a form of Anna, the European name that descends from the Hebrew Hannah (חַנָּה), meaning "favor" or "grace." The ending -li functions as a diminutive or decorative suffix rather than adding a meaning of its own.

That pattern is familiar from Anneli, a Finnish, Estonian, and Swedish pet form of Anna, and from the German and Scandinavian Annelie. In English-speaking use, Annali is also sometimes treated as a spelling of Anna Lee, a two-part name in which the second element is the independent name Lee. Since the name is uncommon, a derivation from Anna is the usual explanation but is not documented for every person who bears it.

Annali Name History & Origins

Anna has been used throughout Europe since the early Christian period, carried by Saint Anne, the mother of Mary, and spread in the Greek form Anna from the Hebrew Hannah. Short forms with an -li ending took root in northern Europe - Anneli in Finland, Estonia, and Sweden, and Annelie in German- and Swedish-speaking regions - where affectionate pet forms of Anna were common in speech before they were used as formal given names.

Annali follows that same pattern but in English it appears mainly as a modern spelling, sometimes standing in for Annelie and sometimes for the compound Anna Lee. Spellings such as Anali are also found in Latin America, where the name may be an independent coinage rather than a form of Anna, and it should not be confused with the Italian word annali, meaning "annals," which is unrelated.

How Popular is the Name Annali?

Annali 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 2018. Its best rank was #4,362 in 2018.

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.

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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How the Name Annali Shapes Your Personality and Life?

Powerful and complete. You are good intellectually and require several outlets for your energies. You are not a builder but a planner, and you want others to carry out your plans. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.

You find the best contentment in life when you own your own home and provide well for your family and loved ones. You have a great sense of responsibility and duty. You are comforting, appreciative and affectionate. Your obligation in life is to hold justice and truth, and if you follow the Law, you can find the great happiness and satisfaction.

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