# Anabelle (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/anabelle/  
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 | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 8,919 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 8,919 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 947, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Rare spelling variant of Annabelle.

## 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 625 | 473 |
| 2012 | 634 | 485 |
| 2013 | 664 | 460 |
| 2014 | 686 | 465 |
| 2015 | 383 | 736 |
| 2016 | 350 | 818 |
| 2017 | 271 | 969 |
| 2018 | 199 | 1,197 |
| 2019 | 163 | 1,377 |
| 2020 | 110 | 1,793 |
| 2021 | 102 | 1,926 |
| 2022 | 74 | 2,447 |
| 2023 | 69 | 2,557 |
| 2024 | 61 | 2,777 |
| 2025 | 56 | 2,960 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 75 | 552 |
| 2012 | 108 | 423 |
| 2013 | 101 | 421 |
| 2014 | 95 | 460 |
| 2015 | 68 | 609 |
| 2016 | 53 | 744 |
| 2017 | 29 | 1,184 |
| 2018 | 42 | 886 |
| 2019 | 22 | 1,389 |
| 2020 | 20 | 1,507 |
| 2021 | 18 | 1,628 |
| 2022 | 16 | 1,767 |
| 2023 | 18 | 1,640 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4,192 |
| 2025 | 8 | 3,035 |

## People named Anabelle

- Anabelle Smith, Australian female diving Olympian
- Anabelle Acosta, Cuban actress
- Anabelle Langlois, figure skater
- Anabelle Prawerman, French beach volleyball player

## 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.