Annaliese
A German feminine name derived from Anne and Liese (Elizabeth), meaning "grace" and "consecrated to God".
Name Census estimates that about 4,751 living Americans carry the first name Annaliese. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Annaliese today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Annaliese births was 2005 (220 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Annaliese. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Annaliese with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
4.8K
~ 1 in 72,144 Americans
Peak year
2005
220 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,937
Tracked since 1930
Census
Annaliese in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 4,059 people with the first name Annaliese, which placed it at #4,543 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#4,543
National first-name rank
People counted
4.1K
4,059 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
73.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Annaliese
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Annaliese is White at 73.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (15.1%) and Two or More Races (6.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Annaliese described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Annaliese at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White73.4% · 2,979
- Hispanic or Latino15.1% · 614
- Two or more races6.3% · 254
- Black or African American2.8% · 113
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.1% · 87
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 12
Popularity
Annaliese: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Annaliese from the 1930s through to the 2020s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 1,791 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Annaliese by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Annaliese during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Annalieses live
The SSA's state-level files cover 29 states and territories. California, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Annaliese, while Oregon, Nevada, Louisiana recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 95 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Annaliese
The name Annaliese is a German variant of the name Anna, which is derived from the Hebrew name Hannah. The name Hannah can be traced back to the Old Testament and means "grace" or "favor." The name Anna has been in use since ancient times, and it has been a popular name in various cultures and religions.
Annaliese is a combination of the names Anna and Liese, which is a diminutive form of the German name Elisabeth. The name Elisabeth is derived from the Hebrew name Elisheva, which means "God is my oath." The addition of "Liese" to Anna likely occurred in the Middle Ages, when it was common to combine names or add diminutive suffixes to create new variations.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Annaliese can be found in the 16th century. Annaliese von Buren was a German noblewoman who lived in the mid-1500s. Another notable figure with this name was Annaliese Spera, an Italian painter born in the late 16th century, known for her religious works.
In the 18th century, Annaliese Reichardt was a German composer and musician who was active in the court of Frederick the Great. She was a contemporary of Johann Sebastian Bach and contributed to the development of German Baroque music.
The 19th century saw Annaliese Bitzius, a Swiss author and educator who wrote children's literature and advocated for the rights of women and children. She was born in 1835 and was a pioneering figure in the Swiss feminist movement.
In the 20th century, Annaliese Kohlschütter was a German chemist and physicist who made significant contributions to the study of atomic structure and radioactivity. She was born in 1888 and worked alongside renowned scientists such as Lise Meitner and Otto Hahn.
Another notable figure with this name was Annaliese Rothenberger, a German actress and singer born in 1924. She was a prominent figure in German cinema and theater during the mid-20th century.
People
Annaliese + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Annaliese as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with A
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FAQ
Annaliese: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Annaliese?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 4,751 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Annaliese going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 72,144 US residents.
Is Annaliese a common name?
We classify Annaliese as "Rare". It ranks above 96.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 4,848 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Annaliese most popular?
The single biggest year for Annaliese was 2005, when 220 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Annaliese is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Annaliese in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 4,059 people with the name Annaliese, or 1.34 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #4,543 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Annaliese in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Annaliese?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Annaliese appears almost entirely female. Of the 4,061 people counted with this name, 99.9% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Annaliese?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Annaliese is White at 73.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (15.1%) and Two or More Races (6.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Annaliese most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Annaliese in the 2020 Census, accounting for 73.4% (2,979 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Annaliese in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Annaliese a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Annaliese in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Annaliese still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Annaliese in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Annaliese can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Annaliese?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.