Graceful ewe or grace and protection
A modern compound name combining Anna, meaning 'grace,' with Rae. Rae can be a diminutive of Rachel, meaning 'ewe,' or a variant of Ray, meaning 'beam of light' or 'protection.'
Less common today
Annarae isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #10,618 in 2021.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).