Annabelle
Annabelle was the 343rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 891 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 57th with 4,363 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 251 places. More babies were named Annabelle in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning lovable (from Amabel); folk 'beautiful Anna' · Latin, Scottish, English
Say it AN-uh-bel /ˈænəbɛl/
- Rank in 2025
- #343 girls, down 123 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 891girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20144,363 babies
- Total since 1880
- 67,553babies recorded
What does the name Annabelle mean?
Annabelle is a spelling of Annabel, a Scottish name recorded since the 12th century. Wiktionary explains Annabel as a mishearing or misreading of Latin amabilis, "lovable", the same source as Amabel and Mabel; DMNES records Amabel in England from the late 12th century. The popular reading "beautiful Anna", from Anna plus French belle, is a folk etymology, though it has clearly shaped the modern -belle spelling.
amabilis (Latin, “lovable”)
How sure is this? Probable. The link to Amabel is the standard view; the name's early Scottish history is only partly documented.
Other explanations you may read: Anna + belle, 'beautiful Anna'.
Related names: Annabel, Amabel, Mabel, Anabel, Belle.
See also: Latin names, names that mean love.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Annabelle', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Annabel', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Amabel', DMNES, Durham University
Nicknames for Annabelle
The usual nicknames for Annabelle are Annie, Belle and Bella. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Annabelle in the last five years, 278 were named Bella, against 94 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annie · also for Anna, Anastasia, Anne | Traditional | #182 | 7,468 |
| Belle · also for Isabella, Isabelle, Arabella | Traditional | #1,013 | 1,267 |
| Bella · also for Isabella, Isabelle, Arabella | Modern | #136 | 13,458 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Annabelles go by each one.
Annabelle popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 10 since 2009.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #343 | 891 |
| 2020 | #220 | 1,322 |
| 2010 | #117 | 2,640 |
| 2000 | #464 | 597 |
| 1990 | #1,906 | 73 |
| 1980 | #1,905 | 56 |
| 1970 | #1,389 | 75 |
| 1960 | #1,374 | 64 |
| 1950 | #890 | 100 |
| 1940 | #504 | 188 |
| 1930 | #309 | 462 |
| 1920 | #273 | 571 |
| 1910 | #361 | 121 |
| 1900 | #388 | 73 |
| 1890 | #400 | 40 |
| 1880 | #585 | 9 |
How popular is Annabelle, counting every spelling?
Annabelle is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #298 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #343 for Annabelle on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,092 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annabelle | 891 | #343 | 4,849 |
| Annabel | 91 | #2,065 | 638 |
| Anabelle | 56 | #2,960 | 362 |
| Anabel | 33 | #4,270 | 210 |
| Annabell | 21 | #5,742 | 120 |
| Anabell | — | — | 30 |
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 Annabelle?
891 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Annabelle (0.25 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Annabelle 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 9 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Annabelle.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Annabelle?
About 53,400 people born in the US named Annabelle are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 10 and 19. That makes Annabelle 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.
Annabelle by state
How common Annabelle was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Hampshire (3.6×), Maine (2.9×), Idaho (2.2×), Massachusetts (2.2×), Kansas (2.0×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Mississippi, Nebraska, Texas.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Annabelle: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Annabelle, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Annabelle · Sibling names for Annabelle
Questions about the name Annabelle
What does Annabelle mean?
Annabelle means “lovable (from Amabel); folk 'beautiful Anna'” (Latin, Scottish, English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Annabelle?
Annabelle was the 343rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 891 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 57th with 4,363 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 251 places. More babies were named Annabelle in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Annabelle a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Annabelle in the US.
Where is Annabelle most popular?
In 2021–2025, Annabelle was most common in Vermont (2.27 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Hampshire and Maine.