Annalee means grace meadow — blending Anna (grace) with the -lee meadow ending. Poe's Annabel Lee carries the same sound through the most haunting love poem. The compound puts Hebrew grace in a pastoral meadow. Three syllables of Anna-grace, Poe-level poetry, and the love poem that defined loss.
Annalee blends Anna (grace) with the -lee meadow ending. The name echoes Poe's Annabel Lee — the most haunting love poem in English.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Compound; Poe's Annabel Lee (1849).
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Today
Annalee remains a beloved choice, ranking #1072 in the US. 7,683 babies have been named Annalee since 1902.
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How popular is Annalee?
2016peak year
Annalee first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1902. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2016, 315 babies received the name (ranked #891). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #1072), with roughly 242 babies named Annalee each year. Annalee has been declining in recent years. In total, around 7,683 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Annalee's Life Path 6 is the nurturer's number — grace-meadow nurturing. People named Annalee tend to be gentle, poetic, and gifted at being the love poem everyone remembers.
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