Anamarie

Meaning & origin

Anamarie is a modern compound name that combines the enduring classics Anna and Marie. First recorded in the U.S. Social Security data in 1948, it saw its highest usage in 2015, when it ranked 2,614. Since 2009, its popularity has been steadily declining; by 2025, it had fallen to rank 8,860, with approximately 1 in 146,115 girls receiving the name. The name remains a distinctive choice, blending the grace of Anna with the familiar elegance of Marie, and is used across all regions of the United States, though it has not been concentrated in any particular state. Anamarie offers a melodic alternative to more common Anna-Marie spellings and fits a contemporary trend of hyphenated or combined names.

Anamarie is a modern English compound of the name Anna (from Hebrew Hannah, meaning 'grace' or 'favor') and Marie (the French form of Mary, of debated origin, often interpreted as 'sea of bitterness' or 'star of the sea'). The name emerged in the mid-20th century, part of a trend of creating feminine double-barreled names by blending two traditional names. Its first recorded use in the U.S. Social Security data was in 1948, and it has remained in consistent but modest use since then.