Anabella
A Latinate form of Annabel, first recorded in medieval Scotland and perhaps an alteration of Amabel, which traces to the Latin amabilis, meaning lovable.
Anabella in 2025
Anabella was given to 81 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 4,082nd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 40,930 babies born.
The history of Anabella
Anabella reached its highest point in 2014, when 585 babies were given the name, ranking 1,016th that year.
Across the 66 years of records since 1960, 6,768 babies have been named Anabella. Half of them were born before 2012, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Anabella by decade
| Decade | Babies named Anabella | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10 | 9,446 |
| 1970s | 16 | 12,388 |
| 1980s | 27 | 11,052 |
| 1990s | 219 | 3,472 |
| 2000s | 2,002 | 1,445 |
| 2010s | 3,847 | 1,016 |
| 2020s | 647 | 2,597 |
Where Anabella is heading
Anabella has fallen 75% over the past decade, from 323 babies in 2015 to 81 in 2025.
Names like Anabella
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Anabella.