# Annabel (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/annabel/  
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”, “beautiful anna” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈænəbɛl/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Annabella, Anabel |
| US babies named this | 14,974 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 14,974 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 10,630, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Originally a mishearing or misreading of Latin amabilis (“lovable”) (= Amabel, Mabel), used since the 12th century and by folk etymology interpreted as Anna + belle, "beautiful Anna".

## 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 | 538 | 539 |
| 2012 | 584 | 519 |
| 2013 | 632 | 481 |
| 2014 | 716 | 447 |
| 2015 | 463 | 621 |
| 2016 | 410 | 701 |
| 2017 | 348 | 789 |
| 2018 | 279 | 951 |
| 2019 | 220 | 1,110 |
| 2020 | 188 | 1,215 |
| 2021 | 169 | 1,327 |
| 2022 | 135 | 1,574 |
| 2023 | 112 | 1,805 |
| 2024 | 131 | 1,599 |
| 2025 | 91 | 2,065 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 486 | 120 |
| 2012 | 524 | 109 |
| 2013 | 484 | 112 |
| 2014 | 468 | 119 |
| 2015 | 352 | 154 |
| 2016 | 350 | 158 |
| 2017 | 263 | 198 |
| 2018 | 222 | 227 |
| 2019 | 198 | 245 |
| 2020 | 166 | 282 |
| 2021 | 165 | 287 |
| 2022 | 128 | 339 |
| 2023 | 148 | 296 |
| 2024 | 128 | 337 |
| 2025 | 119 | 361 |

## In other languages

- Dutch: Annabel
- French: Annabelle
- German: Annabell
- Portuguese: Anabel

## People named Annabel

- Annabel Scholey, British actress
- Annabel Vernon, British rower
- Annabel Croft, British tennis player (born 1966)
- Annabel Sutherland, Australian cricketer
- Annabel Goldie, British politician (born 1950)
- Annabel, Argentine-Japanese singer
- Annabel Schasching, Austrian association football player
- Annabel Pitcher, British children's writer

## 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.