Anabella
Girl name · #2263 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 81 baby girls were named Anabella, placing it at #2263 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #863, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 22,222 girls born in 2025 was named Anabella.
The 65-year story
Anabella first appears in the Social Security records in 1960, when 5 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2014, when 585 girls were named Anabella — good for #529 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Anabella per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Anabella in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Anabella is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Anabella will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Anabella is most common
State-level data for Anabella is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Anabella
Statistically, parents drawn to Anabella tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Annabella, Abriella, Miabella, Aribella, and Issabella.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Anabella | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 81 | #2256 |
| 2024 | 81 | #2282 |
| 2023 | 108 | #1850 |
| 2022 | 103 | #1930 |
| 2021 | 119 | #1730 |
| 2020 | 155 | #1412 |
| 2019 | 175 | #1307 |
| 2018 | 225 | #1099 |
| 2017 | 245 | #1051 |
| 2016 | 292 | #938 |
| 2015 | 323 | #863 |
| 2014 | 585 | #529 |
| 2013 | 515 | #564 |
| 2012 | 513 | #573 |
| 2011 | 477 | #601 |
| 2010 | 497 | #592 |
| 2009 | 363 | #779 |
| 2008 | 297 | #922 |
| 2007 | 262 | #1012 |
| 2006 | 225 | #1110 |
| 2005 | 195 | #1181 |
| 2004 | 199 | #1144 |
| 2003 | 170 | #1235 |
| 2002 | 133 | #1432 |
| 2001 | 86 | #1978 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Anabella a popular girl name?
Anabella ranked #2263 among girls in 2025 with 81 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #863.
When was the name Anabella most popular?
Anabella peaked in 2014, when 585 American girls received the name (ranked #529 that year). Since 2014 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Anabella?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 22,222 newborn American girls was named Anabella. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.