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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201934peak #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
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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 1934

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedIDMontana: #136 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 593 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #241 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,112 girlsMNIllinois: #241 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,978 girlsILWisconsin: #305 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,692 girlsWIMichigan: #286 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,816 girlsMINew York: #355 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 4,598 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedMARhode 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: #191 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,391 girlsIAIndiana: #198 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,495 girlsINOhio: #202 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,606 girlsOHPennsylvania: #212 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,871 girlsPANew Jersey: #264 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,956 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #369 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,421 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedNEMissouri: #269 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,079 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #226 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,408 girlsWVVirginia: #394 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,593 girlsVAMaryland: #217 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,643 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: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: #326 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,970 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedGAHawaii: #152 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 597 girlsHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Montana#136 · 1 in 593
  2. Hawaii#152 · 1 in 597
  3. Iowa#191 · 1 in 1,391
  4. Indiana#198 · 1 in 1,495
  5. Ohio#202 · 1 in 1,606

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#13661 in 593
Hawaii#15251 in 597
Iowa#191131 in 1,391
Indiana#198151 in 1,495
Ohio#202281 in 1,606
Pennsylvania#212381 in 1,871
Maryland#21771 in 1,643
West Virginia#226131 in 1,408
Illinois#241251 in 1,978
Minnesota#24191 in 2,112
New Jersey#26481 in 2,956
Missouri#269131 in 2,079
Michigan#286131 in 2,816
Wisconsin#30561 in 3,692
South Carolina#32671 in 2,970
New York#355181 in 4,598
California#369101 in 3,421
Virginia#39451 in 4,593
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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 1934

girls
#380
282 births · 1 in 3,703 girls

Top girls' names in 1934

  1. #1Mary56,929
  2. #2Betty31,089
  3. #3Barbara29,239
  4. #4Shirley22,841
  5. #5Dorothy21,281
  6. #6Patricia20,844
  7. #7Joan19,465
  8. #8Margaret15,144
  9. #9Helen14,100
  10. #10Nancy13,520
  11. #380Annabelle282
More about 1934

girls

1,044,225 girls got a published name in 1934; 1 in 3,703 of them was named Annabelle, which outranked 92.4% of the 4,973 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Annabelle
  1. #376Guadalupe284
  2. #376Mollie284
  3. #379Nannie283
  4. #380Annabelle282
  5. #381Johanna281
  6. #381Lucile281
  7. #383Deborah280
Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. ↑ 571Luann#1,442 → #871
  2. ↑ 469Alison#1,442 → #973
  3. ↑ 439Golda#1,364 → #925
  4. ↑ 350Ronald#1,244 → #894
  5. ↑ 346Gale#1,102 → #756
Fallers
  1. ↓ 685Nira#463 → #1,148
  2. ↓ 342Vina#782 → #1,124
  3. ↓ 316Zita#947 → #1,263
  4. ↓ 299Myrtie#834 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 278Theola#985 → #1,263

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

See the top 100 for 1934 →