Girls' name · peaked in 2014
Annabelle name popularity since 1925
59,677 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Annabelle. Half of them were born in 2011 or earlier, so the typical Annabelle is about 15 years old in 2026. Annabelle peaked in 2014 as the #57 name for girls, and it ranked #343 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 59,677
- Named Annabelle, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #343
- for girls in 2025 (891 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 59,667 girls · 10 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 1.77× its national share
Peak year is the year Annabelle made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Annabelle births per year, 1925–2025
2014 was the biggest year for Annabelle both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1994 and 1999, Annabelle became 4.1× more common, from 1 in 13,800 baby girls to 1 in 3,400.
- Steepest fall: Between 2017 and 2022, its share of baby girls fell by 60%, from 1 in 658 to 1 in 1,650.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Annabelle's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Annabelle.
Decade by decade
Babies named Annabelle in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 2,816 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 2,865 | 0 | #415 |
| 1940s | 1,325 | 0 | #728 |
| 1950s | 587 | 0 | #2,110 |
| 1960s | 616 | 0 | #1,367 |
| 1970s | 561 | 0 | #1,936 |
| 1980s | 579 | 0 | #2,022 |
| 1990s | 2,017 | 0 | #970 |
| 2000s | 13,179 | 5 | #239 |
| 2010s | 28,951 | 5 | #92 |
| 2020–25 | 6,171 | 0 | #343 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
44.7% of babies named Annabelle from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Annabelle is most popular
The index compares Annabelle's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Annabelle.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 1.77× | 360 |
| Colorado | 1.60× | 1,123 |
| Washington | 1.51× | 1,436 |
| Oregon | 1.50× | 803 |
| Idaho | 1.45× | 328 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Annabelle and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Annabelle (this page) | 59,667 | 2014 |
| Anabelle | 8,848 | 2014 |
| Annabell | 5,162 | 2014 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Annabelle's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Annabelle.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Annabelle (2014).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data