Anni is a distinctive choice, ranked #1743 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Anni in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1743
About the Name Anni
Anni is steadily gaining in popularity, up 30 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #1416 in 2016, and it currently sits at #1743. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1998.
Anni is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Anni
Unlikely. With around 17 UK babies named Anni per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Anni in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Anni is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 30 places over the last five years to #1743 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Anni is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Anni include: Anni Kärävä — Anni Kärävä is a Finnish freestyle skier.; Anni Järvenpää — Anni Järvenpää is a Finnish figure skater.; Anni Bissø — Anni Bissø is a Danish sport shooter..
Anni does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Annis in the wild.
17
UK babies named Anni (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 30 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Anni
Likely around 1 other Anni in the class
UK Popularity (1998–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Anni
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Li Jie (Chinese: 励婕; pinyin: Lì Jié), commonly known by her pen names Anni Baobei or Annie Baby (Chinese: 安妮宝贝) and later Qing Shan (Chinese: 庆山), is a Chinese writer. One of China’s earliest online writers, she gained popularity with works that explore loneliness, urban life, and female sexuality, often termed as petite bourgeoisie literature.
Anna (Anni) Maria Flinck was a Finnish politician. She was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1954 to 1975, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP).