The first name Anneli
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Anneli last appeared in the official list in 2021, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2004, with 6 births (#2,802).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Anneli with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Anneli at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 16 girls born in the United States were named Anneli, the 6,867th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2018, when 23 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Anneli
18 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Anneli JäätteenmäkiFinnish politician, born 1955
- Anneli OttEstonian politician (born 1976)
- Anneli SauliFinnish actress (1932-2022)
- Anneli SaaristoFinnish singer, born 1949
- Anneli TainaFinnish politician, born 1951
- Anneli Cahn LaxAmerican mathematician (1922-1999)
- Anneli BjörklingAmerican-Finnish beauty pageant contestant, born 1952
- Anneli AejmelaeusFinnish theologian (1948–2025)
- Kaija SaariahoFinnish composer (1952–2023)
- Heidi HautalaFinnish politician, born 1955
- Laura LepistöFinnish figure skater, born 1988
- Tarja CronbergFinnish politician, born 1943
Questions
- How popular is the name Anneli?
- In 2021, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Anneli, ranking 5,581st. Its peak was 2004, with 6 births.
- Is Anneli a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 494 US babies named Anneli since 1880 were girls.
- When was Anneli most popular?
- 2018 in the United States, when 23 babies were named Anneli, its highest rank at 5,471st.