Annabel

“Lovable (Latin); later reinterpreted as beautiful Anna” — Latin origin

Girl's name · #2065 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Annabel reached #447 in 2014 and has eased to #2065 since. About 15,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Annabel is the less common spelling of Annabelle — about 9% of babies given the name are written this way; Annabelle itself ranked #343 in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,100 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 2,200 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 3,500 girls in Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Annabels

Annabel Scholey — British actress
Annabel Vernon — British rower
Annabel Croft — British tennis player (born 1966)
Annabel Sutherland — Australian cricketer
Annabel Kosten — swimmer

In stories & tradition

Annabel Chung — Dr. No
Annabel Leigh — Lolita

What Annabels become

Among 189 notable people named Annabel:

Entertainers appear 1.77× more often than among typical names — e.g. Annabel Scholey, British actress.

Similar names: Anabelle · Joslyn · Annabeth · Madalynn · Aryana · Anais

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