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Annabel

/ˈænəbɛl/ · 100% girls · 91 born in 2025

Annabel has been given to about 14,974 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2014, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ˈænəbɛl/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 12,032
Median age today18 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Annabel per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2014 · 716
  • Born in 202591
  • All time14,974
  • England & Wales, 2025#362 · 119

How popular is Annabel?

Its best year was 2014, when 716 babies were given the name, ranking 447th. The typical living American called Annabel is about 18 years old today. It is relatively most common in Illinois, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Annabel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Anabel0.97
  2. Annabell0.92
  3. Annabelle0.74
  4. Annabella0.74
  5. Anabelle0.71
  6. Angel0.68
  7. Anabella0.71
  8. Mabel0.68

Middle names for Annabel

Ranked by flow score
  1. Annabel Rose0.83
  2. Annabel Marie0.83
  3. Annabel Grace0.83
  4. Annabel Eve0.83
  5. Annabel Jane0.83
  6. Annabel June0.82

Sibling names for Annabel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Liliansister · 0.94
  2. Maciesister · 0.94
  3. Izaiahbrother · 0.94
  4. Melanysister · 0.94
  5. Julienbrother · 0.94
  6. Johanbrother · 0.94

Where Annabel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Illinois0.01%
  2. New York0.00%
  3. California0.00%
  4. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Annabel White0.78
  2. Annabel Nguyen0.78
  3. Annabel Moore0.78
  4. Annabel Hill0.78
  5. Annabel Hall0.78
  6. Annabel Brown0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Annabel

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Annabel across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.