Annelie

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A few things about Annelie you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Annelie

Annelie Ehrhardt

East German hurdler (1950–2024)

Choose Annelie and your child shares a first name with Annelie Ehrhardt, an East German hurdler. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Annelie, like who?” Annelie Ehrhardt's Wikipedia article is available in 29 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 147,059 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Annelie, 11 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Annelie would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAnnelie first shows up in US birth records in 1988, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 37 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2016, when it reached #5,796.
• 🚀TrendAnnelie has climbed 93 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #8,860. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 💬MeaningAnnelie is a German form of Anneliese, which means “grace; God is my oath”.

About the name Annelie

Annelie is a girl name of Finnish origin meaning “grace; God is my oath”. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-lie”. US birth records list Annelie for girls from 1988 to 2025, in 27 of those 38 years. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked #5,796 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #8,860, with 11 babies.

Origin:Finnish names