Annabel
Girl name · #2064 in 2025 · Very rare
Annabel ranks #2064 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 91 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #621, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 19,780 girls born in 2025 was named Annabel.
Babies named Annabel per year. Source: SSA.
The 145-year story
Annabel first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 13 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2014, when 716 girls were named Annabel — good for #447 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.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Annabel in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Annabel is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Annabel will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Annabel is most common
State-level data for Annabel 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).
Nicknames & related forms of Annabel
Annabel belongs to the Annabelle family — closely related nicknames and spellings of the same name.
Counted as one name, the Annabelle family went to about 3,750 girls in 2025 — together they'd rank around #61, versus #2064 for Annabel alone.
Names like Annabel
Statistically, parents drawn to Annabel tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Isobel, Anabel, Izabel, Avigail, and Alaysia.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Annabel | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 91 | #2064 |
| 2024 | 131 | #1598 |
| 2023 | 112 | #1802 |
| 2022 | 135 | #1573 |
| 2021 | 169 | #1327 |
| 2020 | 188 | #1214 |
| 2019 | 220 | #1109 |
| 2018 | 279 | #951 |
| 2017 | 348 | #789 |
| 2016 | 410 | #701 |
| 2015 | 463 | #621 |
| 2014 | 716 | #447 |
| 2013 | 632 | #481 |
| 2012 | 584 | #519 |
| 2011 | 538 | #539 |
| 2010 | 467 | #629 |
| 2009 | 405 | #711 |
| 2008 | 361 | #799 |
| 2007 | 361 | #796 |
| 2006 | 318 | #844 |
| 2005 | 338 | #776 |
| 2004 | 289 | #850 |
| 2003 | 281 | #859 |
| 2002 | 285 | #812 |
| 2001 | 266 | #855 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Annabel a popular girl name?
Annabel ranked #2064 among girls in 2025 with 91 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #621.
When was the name Annabel most popular?
Annabel peaked in 2014, when 716 American girls received the name (ranked #447 that year). Since 2014 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Annabel?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 19,780 newborn American girls was named Annabel. 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.