The first name Anabel
A girl’s name from Latin.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Latin origin
A female given name from Latin, of rare usage, variant of Annabel.
A form of Annabel.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 6 girls were named Anabel, making it the 3,705th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2014, with 39 births (#940).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Anabel with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Anabel at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 33 girls born in the United States were named Anabel, the 4,270th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2014, when 297 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Anabel
4 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Anabel MedinaDominican Republic sprinter, born 1996
- Anabel TorresColombian writer, born 1948
- Anabel GamberoArgentine field hockey player, born 1972
- Anabel BalkenholGerman Olympic dressage rider, born 1972
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Questions
- What is the origin of the name Anabel?
- Anabel comes from Latin.
- How popular is the name Anabel?
- In 2025, 6 girls born in England and Wales were named Anabel, ranking 3,705th. Its peak was 2014, with 39 births.
- Is Anabel a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 9,815 US babies named Anabel since 1880 were girls.
- When was Anabel most popular?
- 2014 in the United States, when 297 babies were named Anabel, its highest rank at 911th.
- What name is Anabel a form of?
- Anabel is a form of Annabel.