# Annabelle (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/annabelle/  
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 | “beautiful anna” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈænəbɛl/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Annabella |
| US babies named this | 67,553 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 10 / 67,543 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 15,457, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

A variant of Annabel, by folk etymology, "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 | 2,732 | 111 |
| 2012 | 3,058 | 99 |
| 2013 | 3,560 | 81 |
| 2014 | 4,363 | 57 |
| 2015 | 3,283 | 92 |
| 2016 | 3,001 | 104 |
| 2017 | 2,625 | 118 |
| 2018 | 1,989 | 142 |
| 2019 | 1,700 | 170 |
| 2020 | 1,322 | 220 |
| 2021 | 1,147 | 275 |
| 2022 | 997 | 322 |
| 2023 | 917 | 340 |
| 2024 | 897 | 348 |
| 2025 | 891 | 343 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5 | 12,612 |
| 2012 | 5 | 12,390 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 758 | 79 |
| 2012 | 884 | 72 |
| 2013 | 967 | 63 |
| 2014 | 1,108 | 53 |
| 2015 | 1,017 | 60 |
| 2016 | 1,009 | 61 |
| 2017 | 855 | 68 |
| 2018 | 695 | 76 |
| 2019 | 622 | 87 |
| 2020 | 481 | 105 |
| 2021 | 468 | 109 |
| 2022 | 382 | 133 |
| 2023 | 387 | 129 |
| 2024 | 342 | 146 |
| 2025 | 337 | 149 |

## People named Annabelle

- Annabelle Wallis, British actress
- Annabelle McIntyre, Australian rower
- Annabelle Moore, American dancer
- Annabelle Apsion, English actress
- Annabelle Euranie, French judoka
- Annabelle Attanasio, American actress
- Annabelle Dexter-Jones, American actress
- Annabelle Mouloudji, French singer and actress
- Annabelle Neilson, British socialite, fashion model, author, and television personality (1969–2018)
- Annabelle Lewis, British sprinter
- Annabelle Chukwu, Canadian association football player
- Annabelle Selldorf, German architect

## 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.