Anabella
Anabella was the 2258th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 81 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 529th with 585 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,395 places. More babies were named Anabella in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,258 girls, down 846 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 81girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2014585 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,768babies recorded
Anabella popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,258 | 81 |
| 2020 | #1,412 | 155 |
| 2010 | #592 | 497 |
| 2000 | #2,190 | 72 |
| 1990 | #7,907 | 10 |
| 1980 | #7,449 | 8 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #6,408 | 5 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Anabella, counting every spelling?
Anabella is a spelling of Annabella, a name family that ranked #964 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,258 for Anabella on its own. Together these spellings went to 249 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annabella | 163 | #1,352 | 989 |
| Anabella | 81 | #2,258 | 492 |
| Anabela | 5 | #15,111 | 31 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Anabella?
81 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Anabella (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Anabella born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 103 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Anabella.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Anabella?
About 6,700 people born in the US named Anabella are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 11 and 18. That makes Anabella mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Anabella by state
How common Anabella was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (4.3×). In 43 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Anabella: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Anabella, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Anabella
How popular is the name Anabella?
Anabella was the 2258th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 81 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 529th with 585 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,395 places. More babies were named Anabella in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Anabella a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Anabella in the US.
Where is Anabella most popular?
In 2021–2025, Anabella was most common in Florida (0.26 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and California.