Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2014

Anabelle

Meaning Rare spelling variant of Annabelle Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,960 Trend ↓ Falling 59%

Rare spelling variant of Annabelle.

Rank 2025
#2,960
among girls · ↓183 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
56
named Anabelle · -8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 28,701
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2014
686 babies
All-time total
8,919
#1,803 all-time among girls
First recorded
1915
in Social Security records

Anabelle popularity over time

8,919 babies have been named Anabelle since 1915, 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
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2014Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s 32 3 – #2,909
1920s 66 7 +106% #2,595
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s 21 2 – #4,640
1960s 54 5 +157% #4,276
1970s 109 11 +102% #3,783
1980s 160 16 +47% #3,072
1990s 451 45 +182% #1,515
2000s 2,947 295 +553% #561
2010s 4,607 461 +56% #460
2020s (to 2025) 472 79 -83% #1,793

Where Anabelle 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 48 0.03 outside top 500
2027 42 0.03 outside top 500
2028 38 0.02 outside top 500
2029 35 0.02 outside top 500
2030 32 0.02 outside top 500

Where Anabelle is most popular

Girls named Anabelle per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.045 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, California, and Arizona.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Anabelle born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Florida 44 0.103 +130%
California 72 0.086 +92%
Arizona 6 0.043 ≈ national
Texas 32 0.040 -11%
Georgia 5 0.022 -51%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Anabelle

Anabelle is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,960 in 2025 with 56 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1915, 8,919 American babies have been named Anabelle. Its peak came in 2014, when 686 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 Anabelle stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Anabelle?

The median living Anabelle is about 14 years old; half are between 11 and 19. An estimated 8,700 people named Anabelle are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

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

Anabelle year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 56 #2,960
2024 61 #2,777
2023 69 #2,557
2022 74 #2,447
2021 102 #1,926
2020 110 #1,793
2019 163 #1,377
2018 199 #1,197
2017 271 #969
2016 350 #818
2015 383 #736
2014 686 #465
2013 664 #460
2012 634 #485
2011 625 #473
2010 632 #477
2009 543 #561
2008 420 #710
2007 396 #734
2006 363 #756
2005 283 #891
2004 225 #1,034
2003 228 #1,013
2002 195 #1,090
2001 166 #1,218
2000 128 #1,432
1995 51 #2,487
1990 23 #4,241
1985 14 #5,092
1980 18 #4,154
1975 15 #4,148
1970 12 #4,502
1965 8 #4,840
1960 5 #6,409
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 9 #3,347
1915 9 #2,909
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Anabelle?

The median living Anabelle is about 14 years old. Half of all living Anabelles are between 11 and 19 years old.

How many people named Anabelle are alive today?

An estimated 8,700 people named Anabelle are alive in the United States, based on 8,919 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Anabelle mean?

Rare spelling variant of Annabelle.

How popular is the name Anabelle in 2025?

Anabelle ranked #2,960 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 56 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Anabelle?

8,919 babies have been named Anabelle in the United States since 1915, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Anabelle most popular?

Anabelle peaked in 2014, when 686 newborns received the name.

Is Anabelle a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Anabelle rising or falling?

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

Will Anabelle become more popular?

Anabelle is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 32 girls named Anabelle in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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