Annibelle
Annibelle was a comic strip created in 1929 by Dorothy Urfer. It was first published as a single panel cartoon on December 29, 1929, on the women's page of Newspaper Enterprise Association, Inc.'s Everyweek section. The humorous strip revolves around Annibelle's social life. In 1935, Annibelle began being printed in color. Virginia Krausmann took over the strip in March 1936.
Meaning & Origin of Annibelle
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Annibelle was a comic strip created in 1929 by Dorothy Urfer. It was first published as a single panel cartoon on December 29, 1929, on the women's page of Newspaper Enterprise Association, Inc.'s Everyweek section. The humorous strip revolves around Annibelle's social life. In 1935, Annibelle began being printed in color. Virginia Krausmann took over the strip in March 1936.
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The Story of Annibelle
The earliest SSA record of Annibelle as a baby girl name dates back to 2006, when 7 babies received it. 2011 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Annibelle — #9,147 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 62% of all recorded Annibelles. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2021 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 84 Annibelles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Annibelle
Annibelle is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2006 and has accumulated 84 births in the dataset. Annibelle's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #9,147. Use the chart and map above to compare Annibelle'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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