Annabelle

#343 for girls in 2025, 891 births · Last seen for boys in 2012 at #12,274
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
2014 · 4,363 births
Debut · girls
9 births
In top 100 · girls
4 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
67,543
since 1880

Annabelle over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201916peak #57, 2014girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#343891—
2024#348897—
2023#340917—
2022#322997—
2021#2741,147—
2020#2201,322—
2019#1701,700—
2018#1421,989—
2017#1182,625—
2016#1043,001—
2015#923,283—
2014#574,363—
2013#813,560—
2012#993,058#12,2745
2011#1112,732—
2010#1172,640—
2009#1562,057#12,4915
2008#1881,813—
2007#1961,731—
2006#2071,667—
2005#2391,405—
2004#3001,067—
2003#2921,063—
2002#331917—
2001#349862—
2000#464597—
1999#499521—
1998#641359—
1997#848241—
1996#926211—
1995#970194—
1994#1,312129—
1993#1,518103—
1992#1,486106—
1991#1,77980—
1990#1,90573—
1989#1,58788—
1988#1,96861—
1987#2,15650—
1986#2,05252—
1985#2,02153—
1984#1,72663—
1983#2,02250—
1982#2,02451—
1981#1,93555—
1980#1,90456—
1979#2,02050—
1978#2,39037—
1977#1,83255—
1976#1,43373—
1975#1,93546—
1974#1,77250—
1973#1,47864—
1972#1,67453—
1971#1,61358—
1970#1,38975—
1969#1,22683—
1968#1,74945—
1967#1,50655—
1966#1,35165—
1965#1,36665—
1964#1,41963—
1963#1,62349—
1962#1,47657—
1961#1,32770—
1960#1,37364—
1959#1,32665—
1958#1,29966—
1957#1,42755—
1956#1,47052—
1955#2,10826—
1954#1,39252—
1953#1,43946—
1952#1,25657—
1951#1,13368—
1950#890100—
1949#835111—
1948#801116—
1947#829112—
1946#767115—
1945#728105—
1944#631134—
1943#652135—
1942#600153—
1941#559156—
1940#504188—
1939#479194—
1938#456218—
1937#499175—
1936#440215—
1935#415248—
1934#380282—
1933#396263—
1932#336356—
1931#298452—
1930#309462—
1929#303480—
1928#274566—
1927#276567—
1926#266629—
1925#278574—
1924#254673—
1923#260615—
1922#266584—
1921#262631—
1920#273571—
1919#294472—
1918#288484—
1917#275500—
1916#282448—
1915#284427—
1914#295315—
1913#305240—
1912#310219—
1911#309164—
1910#361121—
1909#347108—
1908#335113—
1907#36394—
1906#38878—
1905#35290—
1904#37776—
1903#40760—
1902#38765—
1901#40454—
1900#38873—
1899#43345—
1898#35577—
1897#56728—
1896#43444—
1895#43742—
1894#49433—
1893#48731—
1892#41341—
1891#44033—
1890#40040—
1889#45429—
1888#57219—
1887#47122—
1886#47621—
1885#39427—
1884#55614—
1883#57911—
1882#37722—
1881#47013—
1880#5809—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Annabelle was already there! It came in at #580, and was given to 9 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 14 girls a year got the name.

Where Annabelle is popular in 1916

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedNHWashington: #237 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,677 girlsWAIdaho: #165 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 720 girlsIDMontana: #182 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,024 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #243 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,804 girlsMNIllinois: #229 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,931 girlsILWisconsin: #259 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,353 girlsWIMichigan: #225 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,793 girlsMINew York: #281 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 3,133 girlsNYMassachusetts: #399 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,654 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedSDIowa: #222 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,592 girlsIAIndiana: #150 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 878 girlsINOhio: #159 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 979 girlsOHPennsylvania: #201 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 1,785 girlsPANew Jersey: #222 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,208 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #236 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,630 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedUTColorado: #182 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 971 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedNEMissouri: #276 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,060 girlsMOKentucky: #460 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,810 girlsKYWest Virginia: #255 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,688 girlsWVVirginia: #281 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,697 girlsVAMaryland: #182 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,205 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedNMKansas: #305 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,466 girlsKSArkansas: #421 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,279 girlsARTennessee: #366 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,301 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #351 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,393 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #196 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,202 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #355 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,620 girlsOKLouisiana: #321 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,217 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedALGeorgia: #349 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,135 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedHITexas: #684 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,435 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Indiana#150 · 1 in 878
  2. Ohio#159 · 1 in 979
  3. Idaho#165 · 1 in 720
  4. Colorado#182 · 1 in 971
  5. Montana#182 · 1 in 1,024

Best ever in a state: #17 in Alaska, 2014.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Indiana#150271 in 878
Ohio#159491 in 979
Idaho#16551 in 720
Colorado#18271 in 971
Maryland#182101 in 1,205
Montana#18251 in 1,024
South Carolina#196161 in 1,202
Pennsylvania#201501 in 1,785
Iowa#222131 in 1,592
New Jersey#222131 in 2,208
Michigan#225181 in 1,793
Illinois#229301 in 1,931
California#236121 in 1,630
Washington#23751 in 1,677
Minnesota#243121 in 1,804
West Virginia#25591 in 1,688
Wisconsin#259101 in 2,353
Missouri#276141 in 2,060
New York#281301 in 3,133
Virginia#28191 in 2,697
Kansas#30561 in 2,466
Louisiana#32181 in 2,217
Georgia#349101 in 3,135
North Carolina#35191 in 3,393
Oklahoma#35571 in 2,620
Tennessee#36671 in 3,301
Massachusetts#39951 in 6,654
Arkansas#42151 in 3,279
Kentucky#46051 in 4,810
Texas#68471 in 6,435
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Annabelle
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 5 spots since 2024 (#348 → #343)
  • 123 spots since 2020 (#220 → #343)
  • 251 spots since 2015 (#92 → #343)
  • Biggest jump: 342 spots in 1995 (#1,312 → #970)
  • Biggest drop: 243 spots in 1951 (#890 → #1,133)
Rise & fade · girls
134 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2014 at #57 (4,363 births)
  • Births halved by 2018, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 4 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 4 yrs · run 2012–2015
  • Top 1,000: 102 yrs · run 1880–1950
Share of babies · girls
1 in 409
  • Highest: 1 in 409 girls born in 2014 were named Annabelle (0.24%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,804 girls born in 2025 (0.06%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 42.9% of all girls named Annabelle (28,951) were born in this decade
  • Comeback: #254 (1924) → #2,390 (1978) → #57 (2014)
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s187#377 (1882)#493
1890s414#355 (1898)#446
1900s811#335 (1908)#375
1910s3,390#275 (1917)#300
1920s5,890#254 (1924)#271
1930s2,865#298 (1931)#401
1940s1,325#504 (1940)#691
1950s587#890 (1950)#1,374
1960s616#1,226 (1969)#1,442
1970s561#1,389 (1970)#1,754
1980s579#1,587 (1989)#1,940
1990s2,017#499 (1999)#1,188
2000s13,179#156 (2009)#272
2010s28,951#57 (2014)#109
2020s6,171#220 (2020)#308

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Annabelle in 1916

girls
#282
448 births · 1 in 2,331 girls

Top girls' names in 1916

  1. #1Mary61,438
  2. #2Helen32,661
  3. #3Dorothy27,418
  4. #4Margaret24,953
  5. #5Ruth23,189
  6. #6Mildred15,633
  7. #7Anna15,228
  8. #8Elizabeth14,940
  9. #9Frances13,746
  10. #10Virginia12,487
  11. #282Annabelle448
More about 1916

girls

1,044,334 girls got a published name in 1916; 1 in 2,331 of them was named Annabelle, which outranked 94.5% of the 5,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Annabelle
  1. #279Carmela451
  2. #280Adelaide449
  3. #280Neva449
  4. #282Annabelle448
  5. #283Olivia446
  6. #284Letha445
  7. #285Allie443
Biggest movers since 1915
Risers
  1. ↑ 567Trinidad#1,317 → #750
  2. ↑ 388Coral#1,367 → #979
  3. ↑ 377Coletta#1,317 → #940
  4. ↑ 370Clifford#1,285 → #915
  5. ↑ 327Maida#1,231 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 364Louis#934 → #1,298
  2. ↓ 354Herminia#944 → #1,298
  3. ↓ 346Gertha#900 → #1,246
  4. ↓ 344Lahoma#934 → #1,278
  5. ↓ 310Hassie#900 → #1,210

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1916 →