Fun Facts About the Name Annalise
- More than 17 thousand babies named Annalise: U.S. records list 17,152 babies given the name Annalise from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Annalise Mean?
Annalise is a feminine name of German origin, formed as a compound of Anna and Liese. Anna comes from the Hebrew name Hannah, meaning "favor" or "grace." Liese is a German short form of Elisabeth, which derives from the Hebrew Elisheva, meaning "my God is an oath" or "my God is abundance." The combined name is therefore often understood as "grace" and "God is my oath." A later, more symbolic gloss is "graced with God's bounty," but that is an interpretive rendering rather than a literal translation of the two elements. Annalise is a variant spelling of the German Anneliese and is related to the Italian Annalisa, both of which join Anna with a short form of Elisabeth.
Annalise Name History & Origins
The name developed in German-speaking Europe as a compound of two older, familiar names. The German form Anneliese and its variant Annaliese are traditional; Annalise is an English-language spelling of the same combination. The elements themselves have long histories: Anna appears in the New Testament as a prophetess, and Elisabeth is the mother of John the Baptist. The combined name is not itself biblical but a later joining of two biblical names. It spread to English-speaking countries, where the spelling Annalise is also used for the fictional lawyer Annalise Keating in the television series How to Get Away with Murder; that modern literary use is separate from the name's origin.
How Popular is the Name Annalise?
Annalise recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2016. Its best rank was #385 in 2021.
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 | #409 | 764 | 0.0475% |
| 2024 | #462 | 676 | 0.0419% |
| 2023 | #427 | 721 | 0.0450% |
| 2022 | #418 | 756 | 0.0461% |
| 2021 | #385 | 811 | 0.0495% |
| 2020 | #441 | 699 | 0.0433% |
| 2019 | #457 | 681 | 0.0406% |
| 2018 | #419 | 740 | 0.0435% |
| 2017 | #393 | 796 | 0.0461% |
| 2016 | #403 | 825 | 0.0466% |
| 2015 | #411 | 781 | 0.0438% |
| 2014 | #455 | 705 | 0.0395% |
| 2013 | #455 | 669 | 0.0381% |
| 2012 | #506 | 603 | 0.0342% |
| 2011 | #555 | 528 | 0.0300% |
| 2010 | #525 | 555 | 0.0312% |
| 2009 | #647 | 456 | 0.0248% |
| 2008 | #694 | 435 | 0.0230% |
| 2007 | #674 | 435 | 0.0226% |
| 2006 | #592 | 493 | 0.0259% |
| 2005 | #656 | 421 | 0.0228% |
| 2004 | #747 | 351 | 0.0191% |
| 2003 | #718 | 357 | 0.0195% |
| 2002 | #732 | 333 | 0.0185% |
| 2001 | #778 | 305 | 0.0169% |
| 2000 | #821 | 274 | 0.0151% |
| 1999 | #983 | 210 | 0.0118% |
| 1998 | #1,010 | 197 | 0.0111% |
| 1997 | #894 | 225 | 0.0129% |
| 1996 | #1,087 | 170 | 0.0097% |
| 1995 | #1,301 | 128 | 0.0073% |
| 1994 | #1,264 | 135 | 0.0076% |
| 1993 | #1,591 | 96 | 0.0053% |
| 1992 | #1,499 | 105 | 0.0057% |
| 1991 | #1,575 | 97 | 0.0052% |
| 1990 | #1,457 | 107 | 0.0056% |
| 1989 | #1,820 | 73 | 0.0040% |
| 1988 | #1,840 | 67 | 0.0038% |
| 1987 | #2,026 | 55 | 0.0032% |
| 1986 | #2,472 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 1985 | #2,441 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 1984 | #3,335 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 1983 | #3,251 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 1982 | #3,180 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1981 | #3,745 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 1980 | #4,158 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1979 | #4,856 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1978 | #2,942 | 27 | 0.0018% |
| 1977 | #6,373 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1976 | #4,635 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1975 | #5,178 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1974 | #6,937 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1973 | #6,701 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1972 | #5,985 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #6,397 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1967 | #6,072 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1966 | #6,593 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #5,302 | 7 | 0.0004% |
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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