Anneli

Anneli is a female given name common in Finland, Sweden, Estonia and Norway. It originated as a variation of the name Anna.^[1] It is listed by the Finnish Population Register Centre as one of the top 10 most popular female given names ever.^[2]

Country	Number of people who have this name	Nameday	References
Finland	140,000	Dec 9th	[3]
Sweden	27,000	April 21st	[4][5]
Estonia	3,500	July 26th	[6][5]
Norway	600	?	[7]

Anneli Giske, Norwegian footballer

Anneli Drecker, Norwegian singer

Anneli Jäätteenmäki, the first female Prime Minister of Finland

Notable people

Some notable people who have this name include:

• Anneli Ahven (born 1972), Estonian film producer
• Anneli Alderton (1982–2006), English murder victim
• Anneli Alhanko (born 1953), Swedish ballet dancer and actress
• Anneli Björkling (born 1952), Finnish model
• Anneli Drecker (born 1969), German-Norwegian singer
• Anneli Drummond-Hay (1937–2022), English show jumper
• Anneli Giske (born 1985), Norwegian footballer
• Anneli Haaranen (1934–2020), Finnish swimmer
• Anneli Jäätteenmäki (born 1955), the first female Prime Minister of Finland
• Anneli Lambing (born 1968), Estonian badminton player
• Anneli Magnusson (born 1968), Swedish Eurodance artist better known by her stagename Pandora
• Anneli Martini (born 1948), Swedish actress
• Anneli Ott (born 1976), Estonian politician
• Annely Peebo (born 1971), Estonian opera singer
• Anneli Saaristo (born 1949), Finnish singer and actress
• Anneli Särnblad (born 1968), Swedish politician

See also

• Annelie