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Annabel

Girl · AN-a-bel · Latin

Annabel is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “lovable”. In 2025 it ranked 373rd for girls in the UK (127 babies) and 2,064th for girls in the US (91 babies).

What does Annabel mean?

Latin: probably from Amabel

“lovable”

A medieval Scottish name, probably a form of Amabel, from Latin amabilis, 'lovable'.

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Is Annabel a girl's or a boy's name?

Annabel is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 127 girls in the UK and 91 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Annabel in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#373among girls
Babies in 2025
127about 1 in 2,200 girls
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 34% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 127 girls in the UK were named Annabel, making it the 373rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 293rd. Its busiest year was 2010, with 559 girls.

2025 had the fewest girls named Annabel since the records began in 1996.

Half of all the girls named Annabel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

In 2025, 507 girls in the UK were given Annabel or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #122, up from #373 for this spelling alone.

Among girls in 2025, it was 361st in England and Wales and 387th in Scotland.

1996Busiest: 559 in 20102025
Annabel in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025127#373
2024137#354
2023152#320
2022146#331
2021182#289
2020179#293
2019211#252
2018242#232
2017287#203
2016386#159
2015377#161
2014509#123
2013510#124
2012557#114
2011513#124
2010559#115
2009475#131
2008462#129
2007483#129
2006463#134
2005452#135
2004405#147
2003390#146
2002466#116
2001414#129
2000436#127
1999428#130
1998466#119
1997427#131
1996390#131

How popular is Annabel in the US?

Rank in 2025
#2,064among girls
Babies in 2025
91about 1 in 18,000 girls
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 51% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 91 girls in the US were named Annabel, making it the 2,064th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,214th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 716 girls.

2025 had fewer girls named Annabel than any year since 1988.

Half of all the girls named Annabel in the US since 1880 were born between 1964 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 1,071 girls in the US were given Annabel or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #314, up from #2,064 for this spelling alone.

1880Busiest: 716 in 20142025
Annabel in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
202591#2,064
2024131#1,598
2023112#1,802
2022135#1,573
2021169#1,327
2020188#1,214
2019220#1,109
2018279#951
2017348#789
2016410#701
2015463#621
2014716#447
2013632#481
2012584#519
2011538#539
2010467#629
2009405#711
2008361#799
2007361#796
2006318#844
2005338#776
2004289#850
2003281#859
2002285#812
2001266#855
2000227#940
1999195#1,042
1998182#1,068
1997149#1,204
1996128#1,326
1995130#1,283
1994113#1,413
1993107#1,483
1992100#1,545
1991106#1,480
1990122#1,321
1989110#1,370
198891#1,490
198778#1,590
198667#1,735
198577#1,561
198459#1,812
198349#2,046
198243#2,288
198156#1,912
198060#1,805
197942#2,273
197850#1,938
197747#2,026
197653#1,775
197545#1,963
197437#2,172
197331#2,405
197231#2,356
197139#2,107
197028#2,577
196935#2,134
196828#2,296
196740#1,848
196635#1,952
196549#1,595
196440#1,866
196335#1,980
196234#1,988
196146#1,665
196032#2,012
195931#2,020
195825#2,259
195719#2,650
195615#3,047
195526#2,107
195420#2,449
195334#1,706
195237#1,577
195124#2,015
195030#1,719
194925#1,916
194823#2,007
194729#1,789
194625#1,807
194523#1,742
194416#2,198
194322#1,833
194222#1,803
194132#1,355
194026#1,518
193939#1,160
193829#1,382
193730#1,330
193628#1,375
193533#1,244
193442#1,079
193341#1,085
193264#869
193161#876
193062#926
192973#828
192876#825
192793#739
1926113#686
1925113#693
1924123#669
1923118#683
1922118#671
1921130#649
1920130#628
1919124#631
1918129#622
1917121#621
1916129#589
1915112#622
191487#613
191363#651
191261#632
191151#594
191045#630
190928#761
190834#664
190734#637
190616#917
190527#683
190419#837
190326#654
190222#734
190132#538
190037#567
189924#629
189830#586
189716#786
189633#514
189515#815
189416#744
189326#547
189222#590
189116#669
189019#599
188924#516
188817#612
188713#633
188615#572
188510#695
188411#640
18838#692
188210#596
18816#740
188013#466

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