Annabella
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- an-a-BEL-a
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #615 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,352 for girls
Annabella is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “lovable”. In 2025 it ranked 615th for girls in the UK (69 babies) and 1,352nd for girls in the US (163 babies).
What does Annabella mean?
Latin: elaboration of Annabel
“lovable”
An elaborated form of Annabel; Annabella Drummond was a 14th-century Queen of Scotland.
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Is Annabella a girl's or a boy's name?
Annabella is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 69 girls in the UK and 163 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Annabella in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #615among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 69about 1 in 4,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 69 girls in the UK were named Annabella, making it the 615th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 493rd. Its busiest year was 2014, with 172 girls.
Half of all the girls named Annabella in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 83 girls in the UK were given Annabella or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #511, up from #615 for this spelling alone.
- Annabella 69
- Anabella 14
Among girls in 2025, it was 610th in England and Wales and 539th in Scotland.
Annabella in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 69 | #615 |
| 2024 | 71 | #595 |
| 2023 | 72 | #578 |
| 2022 | 63 | #650 |
| 2021 | 69 | #607 |
| 2020 | 89 | #493 |
| 2019 | 108 | #436 |
| 2018 | 120 | #410 |
| 2017 | 146 | #350 |
| 2016 | 171 | #316 |
| 2015 | 154 | #335 |
| 2014 | 172 | #304 |
| 2013 | 154 | #336 |
| 2012 | 160 | #336 |
| 2011 | 138 | #372 |
| 2010 | 113 | #427 |
| 2009 | 99 | #460 |
| 2008 | 63 | #648 |
| 2007 | 58 | #662 |
| 2006 | 45 | #757 |
| 2005 | 64 | #569 |
| 2004 | 40 | #759 |
| 2003 | 34 | #843 |
| 2002 | 31 | #854 |
| 2001 | 28 | #891 |
| 2000 | 21 | #1,073 |
| 1999 | 21 | #1,065 |
| 1998 | 21 | #1,080 |
| 1997 | 18 | #1,164 |
| 1996 | 25 | #905 |
How popular is Annabella in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,352among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 163about 1 in 9,900 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 59% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 163 girls in the US were named Annabella, making it the 1,352nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 847th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 1,280 girls. It first appears in the records in 1912.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 11 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Annabella than any year since 2000.
Half of all the girls named Annabella in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 249 girls in the US were given Annabella or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #935, up from #1,352 for this spelling alone.
Annabella in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 163 | #1,352 |
| 2024 | 174 | #1,317 |
| 2023 | 198 | #1,205 |
| 2022 | 200 | #1,206 |
| 2021 | 254 | #1,006 |
| 2020 | 322 | #847 |
| 2019 | 451 | #644 |
| 2018 | 518 | #590 |
| 2017 | 673 | #466 |
| 2016 | 753 | #431 |
| 2015 | 826 | #395 |
| 2014 | 1,280 | #256 |
| 2013 | 1,172 | #273 |
| 2012 | 1,039 | #307 |
| 2011 | 967 | #327 |
| 2010 | 1,032 | #310 |
| 2009 | 674 | #460 |
| 2008 | 528 | #587 |
| 2007 | 535 | #563 |
| 2006 | 523 | #561 |
| 2005 | 403 | #688 |
| 2004 | 368 | #725 |
| 2003 | 368 | #709 |
| 2002 | 347 | #715 |
| 2001 | 225 | #965 |
| 2000 | 153 | #1,268 |
| 1999 | 147 | #1,256 |
| 1998 | 89 | #1,760 |
| 1997 | 58 | #2,306 |
| 1996 | 33 | #3,424 |
| 1995 | 37 | #3,082 |
| 1994 | 28 | #3,785 |
| 1993 | 26 | #3,982 |
| 1992 | 15 | #6,001 |
| 1991 | 15 | #5,943 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,294 |
| 1975 | 9 | #5,982 |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 7 | #6,664 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 6 | #6,615 |
| 1968 | 8 | #5,146 |
| 1967 | 6 | #6,041 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 10 | #4,354 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #5,292 |
| 1961 | 5 | #6,566 |
| 1960 | 6 | #5,695 |
| 1959 | 7 | #5,030 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 6 | #5,207 |
| 1954 | 7 | #4,653 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #5,561 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 7 | #4,313 |
| 1949 | 11 | #3,175 |
| 1948 | 6 | #4,649 |
| 1947 | 8 | #4,005 |
| 1946 | 7 | #3,993 |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 8 | #3,492 |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 16 | #2,095 |
| 1940 | 15 | #2,108 |
| 1939 | 14 | #2,206 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 1936 | 5 | #4,179 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 5 | #4,216 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,495 |
| 1930 | 14 | #2,305 |
| 1929 | 9 | #3,135 |
| 1928 | 11 | #2,766 |
| 1927 | 20 | #1,934 |
| 1926 | 15 | #2,350 |
| 1925 | 12 | #2,777 |
| 1924 | 12 | #2,808 |
| 1923 | 12 | #2,732 |
| 1922 | 11 | #2,956 |
| 1921 | 9 | #3,399 |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,596 |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,812 |
| 1918 | 6 | #4,289 |
| 1917 | 6 | #4,081 |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,977 |
Nicknames for Annabella
Names like Annabella
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Arabella Aurora Isabella Emilia Ava Ariella Valentina Eliana Luna Olivia Alba Aria
Other spellings of Annabella
Names related to Annabella
More Latin names
Oliver Leo Roman Emily Florence Mabel Nora Rosie Max Nova Lucy Julian Clara Anthony Austin Felix
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, “Annabella: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/annabella, updated 20 October 2026.