girls' name ★ peaked 2014

Annabelle

Meaning beautiful Anna Gender Girl Rank 2025 #343 Trend ↓ Falling 44%

A variant of Annabel, by folk etymology, "beautiful Anna".

Rank 2025
#343
among girls · ↑5 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
891
named Annabelle · -1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,804
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2014
4,363 babies
All-time total
67,553
#490 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Annabelle popularity over time

67,553 babies have been named Annabelle since 1880, 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
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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 187 – 187 19 – #377
1890s 414 – 414 41 +121% #355
1900s 811 – 811 81 +96% #335
1910s 3,390 – 3,390 339 +318% #275
1920s 5,890 – 5,890 589 +74% #254
1930s 2,865 – 2,865 287 -51% #298
1940s 1,325 – 1,325 133 -54% #504
1950s 587 – 587 59 -56% #890
1960s 616 – 616 62 +5% #1,227
1970s 561 – 561 56 -9% #1,389
1980s 579 – 579 58 +3% #1,589
1990s 2,017 – 2,017 202 +248% #499
2000s 13,179 5 13,184 1,318 +554% #156
2010s 28,951 5 28,956 2,896 +120% #57
2020s (to 2025) 6,171 – 6,171 1,029 -64% #220

Where Annabelle 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 810 0.50 #378
2027 746 0.46 #421
2028 697 0.43 #443
2029 657 0.41 #468
2030 625 0.39 #482

Where Annabelle is most popular

Girls named Annabelle per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.598 per 1,000. Strongest in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.

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 Annabelle 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
Vermont 11 2.27 +280%
New Hampshire 40 2.17 +262%
Maine 27 1.75 +192%
Idaho 44 1.31 +120%
Massachusetts 158 1.31 +119%
Kansas 70 1.21 +103%
West Virginia 31 1.18 +98%
Wyoming 5 1.17 +96%
Connecticut 68 1.17 +96%
Indiana 148 1.05 +76%
Michigan 189 1.04 +74%
Oregon 66 1.01 +70%
District of Columbia 12 1.01 +69%
Missouri 122 1.01 +69%
Iowa 59 1.01 +69%
Oklahoma 71 0.965 +61%
Virginia 164 0.962 +61%
Montana 13 0.960 +61%
Washington 138 0.955 +60%
Arkansas 50 0.946 +58%
Minnesota 102 0.945 +58%
Wisconsin 96 0.932 +56%
Alaska 8 0.929 +55%
South Carolina 83 0.923 +54%
Ohio 218 0.919 +54%
Colorado 98 0.878 +47%
Kentucky 75 0.877 +47%
North Dakota 11 0.837 +40%
Tennessee 132 0.833 +39%
Maryland 87 0.821 +37%
Rhode Island 10 0.799 +34%
Pennsylvania 184 0.778 +30%
Utah 64 0.769 +29%
Florida 301 0.703 +18%
Illinois 160 0.699 +17%
New York 263 0.664 +11%
Louisiana 55 0.628 +5%
Georgia 135 0.594 ≈ national
North Carolina 134 0.589 ≈ national
New Jersey 103 0.571 -5%
South Dakota 8 0.560 -6%
Alabama 49 0.522 -13%
Arizona 71 0.506 -15%
Nevada 22 0.474 -21%
California 389 0.463 -23%
Texas 349 0.434 -27%
Nebraska 14 0.389 -35%
Mississippi 13 0.278 -54%
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
New Mexico – – –

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 Annabelle

Annabelle is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #343 in 2025 with 891 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 67,553 American babies have been named Annabelle. Its peak came in 2014, when 4,363 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 Annabelle stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Annabelle?

The median living Annabelle is about 13 years old; half are between 9 and 18. An estimated 54 thousand people named Annabelle are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

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

Annabelle 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 891 #343 – –
2024 897 #348 – –
2023 917 #340 – –
2022 997 #322 – –
2021 1,147 #275 – –
2020 1,322 #220 – –
2019 1,700 #170 – –
2018 1,989 #142 – –
2017 2,625 #118 – –
2016 3,001 #104 – –
2015 3,283 #92 – –
2014 4,363 #57 – –
2013 3,560 #81 – –
2012 3,058 #99 5 #12,390
2011 2,732 #111 – –
2010 2,640 #117 – –
2009 2,057 #156 5 #12,612
2008 1,813 #188 – –
2007 1,731 #196 – –
2006 1,667 #207 – –
2005 1,405 #239 – –
2004 1,067 #300 – –
2003 1,063 #292 – –
2002 917 #331 – –
2001 862 #349 – –
2000 597 #464 – –
1995 194 #970 – –
1990 73 #1,906 – –
1985 53 #2,022 – –
1980 56 #1,905 – –
1975 46 #1,936 – –
1970 75 #1,389 – –
1965 65 #1,367 – –
1960 64 #1,374 – –
1955 26 #2,110 – –
1950 100 #890 – –
1945 105 #728 – –
1940 188 #504 – –
1935 248 #415 – –
1930 462 #309 – –
1925 574 #278 – –
1920 571 #273 – –
1915 427 #284 – –
1910 121 #361 – –
1905 90 #352 – –
1900 73 #388 – –
1895 42 #438 – –
1890 40 #400 – –
1885 27 #395 – –
1880 9 #585 – –

Famous people named Annabelle

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

  1. 1 Annabelle Wallis Annabelle Wallis British actress (born 1984) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Annabelle?

The median living Annabelle is about 13 years old. Half of all living Annabelles are between 9 and 18 years old.

How many people named Annabelle are alive today?

An estimated 54 thousand people named Annabelle are alive in the United States, based on 67,553 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Annabelle mean?

A variant of Annabel, by folk etymology, "beautiful Anna".

How popular is the name Annabelle in 2025?

Annabelle ranked #343 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 891 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Annabelle?

67,553 babies have been named Annabelle in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Annabelle most popular?

Annabelle peaked in 2014, when 4,363 newborns received the name.

Is Annabelle a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Annabelle rising or falling?

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

Will Annabelle become more popular?

Annabelle is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 625 girls named Annabelle in 2030, which would rank around #482. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Annabelle?

Well-known people named Annabelle include Annabelle Wallis (actor).

Names like Annabelle

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

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