Annabella
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…
Meaning & Origin of Annabella
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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The Story of Annabella
Annabella first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1912, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 1,280 Annabellas were born — ranking #256 that year. As of 2026, Annabella ranks #1,563 for baby girls with 135 births, falling sharply (-61%). In total, more than 15K Annabellas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Annabella
Annabella is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 15K births in the dataset. Annabella's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #256. Use the chart and map above to compare Annabella'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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