Annie sits comfortably in the UK charts at #115 in 2024 — recognisable but not overwhelming. Your child may occasionally share their name.
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UK Rank 2024
#115
US Rank #191
About the Name Annie
Annie is holding steady in the rankings at #115. It reached its peak of #108 in 2016 and has maintained consistent levels since — the hallmark of a name with lasting rather than trend-driven appeal. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Annie is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it sits at #191 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Annie
Unlikely. With around 417 UK babies named Annie per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Annie in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Annie has held a stable position around #115 for several years. It reached its recorded peak of #108 in 2016 and has maintained consistent levels since — suggesting lasting rather than trend-driven appeal.
Annie is more popular in the UK (#115) than in the US (#191). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Annie include: Annie Mac — Annie Macmanus, known professionally as Annie Mac, is an Irish DJ, broadcaster and writer.; Annie Macaulay — Annie Macaulay is a Nigerian model, presenter, and actress.; Little Annie — Ann Robie Bandes, better known as Little Annie, Annie Anxiety or Annie Anxiety Bandez, is an American singer, painter, poet, writer, performing and recording....
Annie appears in the US top 500 at #191 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
417
UK babies named Annie (2024)
~0.0
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.2
In a school of 600
↑ 17 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Annie
Likely around 1 other Annie in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Annie
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Annie Macmanus, known professionally as Annie Mac, is an Irish DJ, broadcaster and writer. She hosted a variety of shows on BBC Radio 1, including BBC Switch and Future Sounds.
Annie Jean Easley was an African American computer scientist who contributed significantly to the beginning iterations of NASA's rocket technologies. Easley was born in 1933 in Birmingham, Alabama, raised by a single mother.
Annie Oakley was an American exhibition/trick shooter and folk heroine who starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West. Oakley developed hunting skills as a child in order to provide for her impoverished family in western Ohio.
Ann Robie Bandes, better known as Little Annie, Annie Anxiety or Annie Anxiety Bandez, is an American singer, painter, poet, writer, performing and recording artist, and stage actor.
Annie Ross was a British-born American singer and actress, best known as a member of the influential jazz vocal trio Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. She helped pioneer the vocalese style of jazz singing, with a style described by critic Dave Gelly as "a kind of dreamy watchfulness that is a definition of 1950s hip." In 2010, she was named a Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Annie Minerva Turnbo Malone was an American businesswoman, inventor and philanthropist. In the first three decades of the 20th century, she founded and developed a large and prominent commercial and educational enterprise centered on cosmetics for African-American women based in St.