# Amabel (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/amabel/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | “lovable” |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 170 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 170 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 59, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Medieval English name apparently based on Latin amabilis (“lovable”).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 5 | 17,802 |
| 2009 | 5 | 17,464 |
| 2010 | 10 | 10,498 |
| 2012 | 7 | 13,585 |
| 2013 | 10 | 10,301 |
| 2014 | 5 | 16,685 |
| 2015 | 8 | 11,903 |
| 2016 | 9 | 10,925 |
| 2017 | 7 | 12,800 |
| 2018 | 5 | 15,832 |
| 2019 | 12 | 8,628 |
| 2020 | 5 | 15,237 |
| 2021 | 7 | 12,291 |
| 2022 | 9 | 10,437 |
| 2024 | 5 | 15,426 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3 | 3,795 |
| 2000 | 3 | 3,912 |
| 2002 | 4 | 3,409 |
| 2004 | 5 | 3,197 |
| 2005 | 5 | 3,382 |
| 2007 | 4 | 4,294 |
| 2008 | 4 | 4,524 |
| 2009 | 3 | 5,556 |
| 2010 | 4 | 4,688 |
| 2013 | 8 | 2,887 |
| 2014 | 3 | 5,691 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3,541 |
| 2023 | 3 | 5,687 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4,867 |

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.