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Name meaning & stats

Any

Any means “grace” (Hebrew origin). 669 US babies since 1940, peak 1976. Notable Anys are 1.1× over-represented as singers.

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What it means

“grace”

HebrewSpelling of Annie

Annie around the world

  • Анни / Энни · Russian
  • Енні · Ukrainian
  • Άννι · Greek
  • آني · Arabic
  • אנני · Hebrew
  • アニー · Japanese
  • 安妮 · Chinese
  • Annía · Icelandic
  • Annia
  • Anni · Finnish

Famous Annies

  • Annie Ernaux · French writer (born 1940)
  • Annie Besant · British socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and or
  • Annie Jump Cannon · American astronomer (1863-1941)
  • Annie Girardot · French actress (1931-2011)

Annie’s name day

  • August 13 · Norway

In US birth records

Peak year: 1976

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669 US babies were named Any between 1940 and 2025.

Any around the world

  • France: 640 babies since 1900, peak 1944

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Anys end up

Careervs expectedConfidence
Actor1.0×Low · 2 people
Writer1.0×Low · 1 people
Politician0.9×Low · 1 people
Singer1.1×Low · 1 people

Among notable women who are singers, Anys show up 1.1× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 228 Annies spell it Any

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1976)