Anabell
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AN-a-bel
- Origin
- Latin
Anabell is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “lovable”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Anabell mean?
Latin: spelling of Annabel; probably from Amabel
“lovable”
A medieval Scottish name, probably a form of Amabel, from Latin amabilis, 'lovable'.
Meaning borrowed from Annabel. More on Wiktionary.
Is Anabell a girl's or a boy's name?
Anabell is a girls' name.
How popular is Anabell in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 7 girls.
Half of all the girls named Anabell in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Anabell in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
How popular is Anabell in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 95 girls. It first appears in the records in 1922.
Half of all the girls named Anabell in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Anabell in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 12 | #8,481 |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 10 | #9,541 |
| 2019 | 15 | #7,338 |
| 2018 | 11 | #9,146 |
| 2017 | 24 | #5,336 |
| 2016 | 31 | #4,530 |
| 2015 | 38 | #3,914 |
| 2014 | 86 | #2,194 |
| 2013 | 95 | #2,032 |
| 2012 | 80 | #2,336 |
| 2011 | 83 | #2,258 |
| 2010 | 80 | #2,360 |
| 2009 | 74 | #2,530 |
| 2008 | 71 | #2,609 |
| 2007 | 47 | #3,481 |
| 2006 | 45 | #3,504 |
| 2005 | 47 | #3,253 |
| 2004 | 30 | #4,488 |
| 2003 | 31 | #4,216 |
| 2002 | 36 | #3,650 |
| 2001 | 18 | #6,062 |
| 2000 | 25 | #4,644 |
| 1999 | 29 | #3,966 |
| 1998 | 25 | #4,363 |
| 1997 | 15 | #6,158 |
| 1996 | 17 | #5,526 |
| 1995 | 12 | #7,036 |
| 1994 | 11 | #7,598 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 10 | #8,057 |
| 1991 | 16 | #5,653 |
| 1990 | 21 | #4,518 |
| 1989 | 18 | #4,842 |
| 1988 | 10 | #7,106 |
| 1987 | 8 | #7,982 |
| 1986 | 14 | #5,185 |
| 1985 | 14 | #5,075 |
| 1984 | 11 | #5,898 |
| 1983 | 17 | #4,285 |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 13 | #5,253 |
| 1980 | 21 | #3,718 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
| 1977 | 14 | #4,651 |
| 1976 | 9 | #6,046 |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
| 1974 | 9 | #5,775 |
| 1973 | 9 | #5,578 |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
| 1971 | 8 | #6,004 |
| 1970 | 9 | #5,412 |
| 1969 | 10 | #4,722 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 6 | #6,041 |
| 1966 | 8 | #4,865 |
| 1965 | 8 | #4,830 |
| 1964 | 8 | #5,007 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #5,859 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #5,007 |
Nicknames for Anabell
Names like Anabell
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aria Amelie Annabelle Aurora Olivia Abigail Sophia Ava Fatima Emily Autumn Athena
Names related to Anabell
More Latin names
Oliver Leo Roman Florence Mabel Luna Nora Rosie Emilia Max Nova Lucy Julian Clara Anthony Austin
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Anabell: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/anabell, updated 20 October 2026.