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Why parents love Annalise- How to Get Away with Murder's Annalise Keating is TV's most formidable character.
- Viola Davis won the Emmy for the role.
- Four syllables with an elegant, compound sound: AN-ah-leez.
- Anna and Lise are both embedded.
- The meaning grace + oath fuses two theological concepts.
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The vibe of Annalise
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Origin & history of Annalise
Hebrew Hannah (grace) + Hebrew Elisheva (oath to God)
→ Anna + Lise
→ Annalise
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First recorded
Earliest known use: German/Scandinavian compound name; How to Get Away with Murder (2014).
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Today
Annalise remains a beloved choice, ranking #422 in the US. 16,388 babies have been named Annalise since 1965.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Annalise?
2016
peak year
Annalise first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1965. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2016, 825 babies received the name (ranked #403). Today it sits around #422, with roughly 749 babies named Annalise each year. Annalise's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 16,388 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
825
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #403)
(ranked #403)
749
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
7,490
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
16,388
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Annalise3
Life path number
The Creator
Creativity, joy and self-expression.
Annalise's Life Path 8 is the achiever's number — grace-and-oath achievement. People named Annalise tend to be formidable, graceful, and gifted at getting away with everything.
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Gets away with everything✦
Formidable grace◈
Davis-level command◎
Grace-oath fusion♡
Compound perfectionA1
N5
N5
A1
L3
I9
S1
E5
Sum: 30 → Life path 3
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Personality of Annalise✨
Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
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Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
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Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
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Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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