Annie

Annie \an-nie, ann-ie\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Annie is pronounced as AEN-iy- ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Annie: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Annie?

Annie is mainly used in the English and Dutch languages. It is of Hebrew origin. The name was first popularized among English speakers by the Scottish song Annie Laurie (1834-1835). The song was based on a poem written by William Douglas (1672-1748) to his love interest Anne Laurie when he was a soldier. Among Americans, the name was later made known by Little Orphan Annie (1924-1939), a daily comic strip created by Harold Gray which gave rise to the Broadway musical Annie (1977-) and subsequent film adaptations (1982,1999). Annie is a familiar form of the English and Greek name short names for Ann. Annie can also be a familiar form of the Czech, English, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, Spanish, Armenian, Breton, Catalan, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Indian, and Japanese name name Anna origin in the English language. Annie can also be a familiar form of the English, French, German, and Scandinavian name Anne meaning in the English language. The Armenian and English Ani definition, the English Anie meaning and origin, the name Annee name popularity, the Dutch nicknames for Anneke, the name baby name Anney, the name short names for Anni, and the name Anny name popularity are variant forms of Annie. Another variant of Annie is the English short form Ann meaning and origin. See also the related forms, the name nicknames for Annie Claude, the name what does the name Annie Kim mean, and the name Annie Pier name. Annie is a classic favorite. At present it is still rather popular as a baby girl name, but to a lesser degree than it was before. In 1900, 1.046% of baby girls were given the name Annie. It was #11 in rank then. The baby name has suffered a substantial decline in frequency since then, and is of modest use in recent years. In 2010, its usage was only 0.041% and its ranking #395, was nonetheless the 2nd most popular after name Anna origin, out of all girl names in its family. In 2010, it was 8 times more commonly used than Annie. The name Annie has primarily been a girl name, though it has also been given to boys in the last century. In 1937, 92 times more girls than boys were given the name Annie.

The following famous people share the name Annie:

• Activist Annie Besant, born October 1 , 1847 - September 20, 1933, Clapham, London, England
• Author Annie Proulx, born 22 August 1935, Norwich, Connecticut
• Photographer Annie Leibovitz, born 2 October 1949, Waterbury, Connecticut
• Sharpshooter Annie Oakley, born Phoebe Ann Mosey August 13, 1860 - November 3, 1926, Woodland, Ohio
• Singer Annie Lennox, born 25 December 1954, Aberdeen, Scotland.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Annie:

the name Anee name popularity, the name Aney pronounciation, the English Anie name variations, the name what does the name Annee mean, the English and Polish Anny meaning and origin, the name baby name Aami, the Finnish baby name Aamu, the name Aany pronounciation, the name Aanye meaning and origin, the name short names for Addin, the name short names for Addine, the name meaning of Aena, the name Ahnna definition, the French Aimé pronounciation, the French Aimée pronounciation, the Finnish, Scandinavian, Catalan, and Hebrew Aina name, the Gaelic and Irish name Aine, the Finnish nicknames for Aino, the name meaning of Allyne, and the African, Akan, and Polish Ama definition.

The baby name Annie fun facts:

The name Annie in reverse order is "Einna".

The numerological value of the name Annie is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Annie?

Annie is in the top names in USA.