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girls' name ★ peaked 2014

Anabel

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,270 Trend ↓ Falling 54%

A female given name from Latin, of rare usage, variant of Annabel.

Rank 2025
#4,270
among girls · ↓691 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
33
named Anabel · -23% vs 2024
How common
1 in 48,705
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2014
297 babies
All-time total
9,815
#1,699 all-time among girls
First recorded
1882
in Social Security records

Anabel popularity over time

9,815 babies have been named Anabel since 1882, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 55 – 55 6 – #636
1890s 53 – 53 5 -4% #854
1900s 87 – 87 9 +64% #967
1910s 237 – 237 24 +172% #1,168
1920s 272 – 272 27 +15% #1,206
1930s 120 – 120 12 -56% #1,690
1940s 70 – 70 7 -42% #2,743
1950s 128 – 128 13 +83% #2,391
1960s 310 – 310 31 +142% #1,716
1970s 641 – 641 64 +107% #1,301
1980s 1,409 15 1,424 142 +122% #795
1990s 1,871 20 1,891 189 +33% #731
2000s 2,290 – 2,290 229 +21% #953
2010s 1,966 – 1,966 197 -14% #899
2020s (to 2025) 271 – 271 45 -77% #2,717

Where Anabel is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 29 0.02 outside top 500
2027 26 0.02 outside top 500
2028 24 0.01 outside top 500
2029 22 0.01 outside top 500
2030 21 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Anabel

Anabel is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,270 in 2025 with 33 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1882, 9,815 American babies have been named Anabel. Its peak came in 2014, when 297 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Anabel stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Anabel?

The median living Anabel is about 25 years old; half are between 15 and 37. An estimated 8,800 people named Anabel are alive in the United States today.

median 25 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Anabel year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 33 #4,270 – –
2024 43 #3,579 – –
2023 27 #4,878 – –
2022 48 #3,316 – –
2021 59 #2,850 – –
2020 61 #2,717 – –
2019 68 #2,563 – –
2018 103 #1,925 – –
2017 120 #1,752 – –
2016 143 #1,560 – –
2015 164 #1,411 – –
2014 297 #911 – –
2013 285 #899 – –
2012 262 #967 – –
2011 254 #996 – –
2010 270 #950 – –
2009 232 #1,101 – –
2008 279 #961 – –
2007 285 #953 – –
2006 247 #1,036 – –
2005 231 #1,037 – –
2004 248 #965 – –
2003 186 #1,160 – –
2002 219 #1,002 – –
2001 180 #1,158 – –
2000 183 #1,113 – –
1995 143 #1,200 – –
1990 277 #747 7 #6,438
1985 114 #1,212 – –
1980 162 #921 – –
1975 67 #1,516 – –
1970 37 #2,162 – –
1965 43 #1,716 – –
1960 26 #2,311 – –
1955 17 #2,731 – –
1950 10 #3,432 – –
1945 – – – –
1940 10 #2,743 – –
1935 10 #2,739 – –
1930 19 #1,879 – –
1925 19 #2,022 – –
1920 26 #1,627 – –
1915 29 #1,319 – –
1910 13 #1,269 – –
1905 9 #1,304 – –
1900 8 #1,440 – –
1895 7 #1,307 – –
1890 – – – –
1885 7 #847 – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Anabel

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Anabel Medina Garrigues Anabel Medina Garrigues Spanish tennis player and coach b. 1982 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Anabel, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Anabel?

The median living Anabel is about 25 years old. Half of all living Anabels are between 15 and 37 years old.

How many people named Anabel are alive today?

An estimated 8,800 people named Anabel are alive in the United States, based on 9,815 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Anabel mean?

A female given name from Latin, of rare usage, variant of Annabel.

How popular is the name Anabel in 2025?

Anabel ranked #4,270 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 33 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Anabel?

9,815 babies have been named Anabel in the United States since 1882, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Anabel most popular?

Anabel peaked in 2014, when 297 newborns received the name.

Is Anabel a boy or girl name?

Anabel is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Anabel rising or falling?

Anabel is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Anabel become more popular?

Anabel is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 21 girls named Anabel in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Anabel?

Well-known people named Anabel include Anabel Medina Garrigues (tennis player).

Names like Anabel

Names that sound and feel close to Anabel: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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