Anneli
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AH-neh-lee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #6,837 for girls
Anneli is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “grace”. In 2025 it ranked 6,837th for girls in the US (16 babies).
What does Anneli mean?
Hebrew: Nordic and Estonian form of Annelie, from Anna
“grace”
A Nordic and Estonian pet form built on Anna.
Is Anneli a girl's or a boy's name?
Anneli is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Anneli in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 6 girls.
Anneli in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
How popular is Anneli in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,837among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 100,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 16 girls in the US were named Anneli, making it the 6,837th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,483rd. Its busiest year was 2018, with 23 girls. It first appears in the records in 1967.
Half of all the girls named Anneli in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 52 girls in the US were given Anneli or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,513, up from #6,837 for this spelling alone.
Anneli in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #6,837 |
| 2024 | 16 | #6,928 |
| 2023 | 19 | #6,164 |
| 2022 | 21 | #5,790 |
| 2021 | 17 | #6,686 |
| 2020 | 22 | #5,483 |
| 2019 | 17 | #6,694 |
| 2018 | 23 | #5,450 |
| 2017 | 21 | #5,817 |
| 2016 | 21 | #5,983 |
| 2015 | 20 | #6,234 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 11 | #9,607 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7,800 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8,450 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 19 | #6,240 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,149 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
Nicknames for Anneli
- Anni 13 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Anneli
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amelie Ava Abigail Isabella Delilah Isabelle Aria Naomi Mia Ariella Arabella Sienna
Other spellings of Anneli
Names related to Anneli
Annalie Anelia Annalia Yaneli Anayeli Anyeli Annaleia Annali
More Hebrew names
Noah Elijah James Jack Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo Elsie Levi
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Anneli: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/anneli, updated 20 October 2026.