Anabella
Annabella, Anabella, or Anabela is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Annabella of Scotland, daughter of King James I Annabella (actress) (1907–1996), stage name of French actress Suzanne Georgette Charpentier Anabela Atijas, Serbian pop singer known mononymously as Anabela Anabela Basalo, Serbian writer Anabela Braz Pires, Portuguese singer known mononymously as…
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Meaning & Origin of Anabella
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Annabella, Anabella, or Anabela is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Annabella of Scotland, daughter of King James I Annabella (actress) (1907–1996), stage name of French actress Suzanne Georgette Charpentier Anabela Atijas, Serbian pop singer known mononymously as Anabela Anabela Basalo, Serbian writer Anabela Braz Pires, Portuguese singer known mononymously as…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Anabella
The earliest SSA record of Anabella as a baby girl name dates back to 1960, when 5 babies received it. 2014 was its biggest year on record, with 585 newborns named Anabella — #529 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 56% of all recorded Anabellas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,547 among baby girl names with 69 births, falling sharply (-52%). In total, more than 7K Anabellas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Anabella
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About the name Anabella
Anabella is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1960 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Anabella's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #529. Use the chart and map above to compare Anabella's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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