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
- Peak · girls
- 2014 · 4,363 births
- Debut · girls
- 9 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 4 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 67,543since 1880
Annabelle over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #343 | 891 | — | |
| 2024 | #348 | 897 | — | |
| 2023 | #340 | 917 | — | |
| 2022 | #322 | 997 | — | |
| 2021 | #274 | 1,147 | — | |
| 2020 | #220 | 1,322 | — | |
| 2019 | #170 | 1,700 | — | |
| 2018 | #142 | 1,989 | — | |
| 2017 | #118 | 2,625 | — | |
| 2016 | #104 | 3,001 | — | |
| 2015 | #92 | 3,283 | — | |
| 2014 | #57 | 4,363 | — | |
| 2013 | #81 | 3,560 | — | |
| 2012 | #99 | 3,058 | #12,274 | 5 |
| 2011 | #111 | 2,732 | — | |
| 2010 | #117 | 2,640 | — | |
| 2009 | #156 | 2,057 | #12,491 | 5 |
| 2008 | #188 | 1,813 | — | |
| 2007 | #196 | 1,731 | — | |
| 2006 | #207 | 1,667 | — | |
| 2005 | #239 | 1,405 | — | |
| 2004 | #300 | 1,067 | — | |
| 2003 | #292 | 1,063 | — | |
| 2002 | #331 | 917 | — | |
| 2001 | #349 | 862 | — | |
| 2000 | #464 | 597 | — | |
| 1999 | #499 | 521 | — | |
| 1998 | #641 | 359 | — | |
| 1997 | #848 | 241 | — | |
| 1996 | #926 | 211 | — | |
| 1995 | #970 | 194 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,312 | 129 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,518 | 103 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,486 | 106 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,779 | 80 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,905 | 73 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,587 | 88 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,968 | 61 | — | |
| 1987 | #2,156 | 50 | — | |
| 1986 | #2,052 | 52 | — | |
| 1985 | #2,021 | 53 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,726 | 63 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,022 | 50 | — | |
| 1982 | #2,024 | 51 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,935 | 55 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,904 | 56 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,020 | 50 | — | |
| 1978 | #2,390 | 37 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,832 | 55 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,433 | 73 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,935 | 46 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,772 | 50 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,478 | 64 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,674 | 53 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,613 | 58 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,389 | 75 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,226 | 83 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,749 | 45 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,506 | 55 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,351 | 65 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,366 | 65 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,419 | 63 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,623 | 49 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,476 | 57 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,327 | 70 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,373 | 64 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,326 | 65 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,299 | 66 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,427 | 55 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,470 | 52 | — | |
| 1955 | #2,108 | 26 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,392 | 52 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,439 | 46 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,256 | 57 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,133 | 68 | — | |
| 1950 | #890 | 100 | — | |
| 1949 | #835 | 111 | — | |
| 1948 | #801 | 116 | — | |
| 1947 | #829 | 112 | — | |
| 1946 | #767 | 115 | — | |
| 1945 | #728 | 105 | — | |
| 1944 | #631 | 134 | — | |
| 1943 | #652 | 135 | — | |
| 1942 | #600 | 153 | — | |
| 1941 | #559 | 156 | — | |
| 1940 | #504 | 188 | — | |
| 1939 | #479 | 194 | — | |
| 1938 | #456 | 218 | — | |
| 1937 | #499 | 175 | — | |
| 1936 | #440 | 215 | — | |
| 1935 | #415 | 248 | — | |
| 1934 | #380 | 282 | — | |
| 1933 | #396 | 263 | — | |
| 1932 | #336 | 356 | — | |
| 1931 | #298 | 452 | — | |
| 1930 | #309 | 462 | — | |
| 1929 | #303 | 480 | — | |
| 1928 | #274 | 566 | — | |
| 1927 | #276 | 567 | — | |
| 1926 | #266 | 629 | — | |
| 1925 | #278 | 574 | — | |
| 1924 | #254 | 673 | — | |
| 1923 | #260 | 615 | — | |
| 1922 | #266 | 584 | — | |
| 1921 | #262 | 631 | — | |
| 1920 | #273 | 571 | — | |
| 1919 | #294 | 472 | — | |
| 1918 | #288 | 484 | — | |
| 1917 | #275 | 500 | — | |
| 1916 | #282 | 448 | — | |
| 1915 | #284 | 427 | — | |
| 1914 | #295 | 315 | — | |
| 1913 | #305 | 240 | — | |
| 1912 | #310 | 219 | — | |
| 1911 | #309 | 164 | — | |
| 1910 | #361 | 121 | — | |
| 1909 | #347 | 108 | — | |
| 1908 | #335 | 113 | — | |
| 1907 | #363 | 94 | — | |
| 1906 | #388 | 78 | — | |
| 1905 | #352 | 90 | — | |
| 1904 | #377 | 76 | — | |
| 1903 | #407 | 60 | — | |
| 1902 | #387 | 65 | — | |
| 1901 | #404 | 54 | — | |
| 1900 | #388 | 73 | — | |
| 1899 | #433 | 45 | — | |
| 1898 | #355 | 77 | — | |
| 1897 | #567 | 28 | — | |
| 1896 | #434 | 44 | — | |
| 1895 | #437 | 42 | — | |
| 1894 | #494 | 33 | — | |
| 1893 | #487 | 31 | — | |
| 1892 | #413 | 41 | — | |
| 1891 | #440 | 33 | — | |
| 1890 | #400 | 40 | — | |
| 1889 | #454 | 29 | — | |
| 1888 | #572 | 19 | — | |
| 1887 | #471 | 22 | — | |
| 1886 | #476 | 21 | — | |
| 1885 | #394 | 27 | — | |
| 1884 | #556 | 14 | — | |
| 1883 | #579 | 11 | — | |
| 1882 | #377 | 22 | — | |
| 1881 | #470 | 13 | — | |
| 1880 | #580 | 9 | — | |
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 2009
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Maine#61 · 1 in 232
- Oregon#86 · 1 in 372
- New Hampshire#87 · 1 in 303
- Colorado#96 · 1 in 450
- Wyoming#100 · 1 in 260
Best ever in a state: #17 in Alaska, 2014.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | #61 | 17 | 1 in 232 |
| Oregon | #86 | 42 | 1 in 372 |
| New Hampshire | #87 | 13 | 1 in 303 |
| Colorado | #96 | 53 | 1 in 450 |
| Wyoming | #100 | 5 | 1 in 260 |
| Idaho | #101 | 17 | 1 in 398 |
| Minnesota | #109 | 51 | 1 in 486 |
| Missouri | #111 | 56 | 1 in 500 |
| Wisconsin | #113 | 49 | 1 in 500 |
| Michigan | #115 | 80 | 1 in 534 |
| Alaska | #116 | 7 | 1 in 334 |
| Iowa | #116 | 28 | 1 in 472 |
| Tennessee | #116 | 59 | 1 in 517 |
| Montana | #117 | 8 | 1 in 369 |
| Connecticut | #120 | 24 | 1 in 526 |
| Indiana | #122 | 55 | 1 in 576 |
| Louisiana | #122 | 37 | 1 in 558 |
| Virginia | #123 | 66 | 1 in 556 |
| Delaware | #124 | 7 | 1 in 392 |
| Massachusetts | #127 | 45 | 1 in 583 |
| Rhode Island | #132 | 7 | 1 in 439 |
| Illinois | #138 | 96 | 1 in 659 |
| Kansas | #142 | 25 | 1 in 550 |
| Georgia | #148 | 72 | 1 in 704 |
| Kentucky | #149 | 32 | 1 in 603 |
| Ohio | #150 | 77 | 1 in 707 |
| North Carolina | #156 | 62 | 1 in 749 |
| Utah | #156 | 30 | 1 in 635 |
| Florida | #162 | 105 | 1 in 784 |
| Maryland | #163 | 37 | 1 in 668 |
| Alabama | #164 | 27 | 1 in 741 |
| South Carolina | #169 | 26 | 1 in 714 |
| Washington | #171 | 41 | 1 in 765 |
| South Dakota | #172 | 6 | 1 in 505 |
| Nebraska | #174 | 13 | 1 in 631 |
| New York | #175 | 107 | 1 in 886 |
| Oklahoma | #179 | 24 | 1 in 717 |
| Arkansas | #188 | 16 | 1 in 738 |
| Mississippi | #189 | 16 | 1 in 735 |
| Arizona | #199 | 39 | 1 in 860 |
| Pennsylvania | #199 | 56 | 1 in 976 |
| West Virginia | #205 | 9 | 1 in 755 |
| Texas | #212 | 160 | 1 in 1,042 |
| New Jersey | #218 | 36 | 1 in 1,065 |
| New Mexico | #230 | 10 | 1 in 802 |
| California | #245 | 182 | 1 in 1,199 |
| Hawaii | #250 | 5 | 1 in 673 |
| Nevada | #263 | 11 | 1 in 1,042 |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2014 at #57 (4,363 births)
- Births halved by 2018, 4 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 4 yrs · run 2012–2015
- Top 1,000: 102 yrs · run 1880–1950
- Highest: 1 in 409 girls born in 2014 were named Annabelle (0.24%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,804 girls born in 2025 (0.06%)
- 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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 187 | #377 (1882) | #493 |
| 1890s | 414 | #355 (1898) | #446 |
| 1900s | 811 | #335 (1908) | #375 |
| 1910s | 3,390 | #275 (1917) | #300 |
| 1920s | 5,890 | #254 (1924) | #271 |
| 1930s | 2,865 | #298 (1931) | #401 |
| 1940s | 1,325 | #504 (1940) | #691 |
| 1950s | 587 | #890 (1950) | #1,374 |
| 1960s | 616 | #1,226 (1969) | #1,442 |
| 1970s | 561 | #1,389 (1970) | #1,754 |
| 1980s | 579 | #1,587 (1989) | #1,940 |
| 1990s | 2,017 | #499 (1999) | #1,188 |
| 2000s | 13,179 | #156 (2009) | #272 |
| 2010s | 28,951 | #57 (2014) | #109 |
| 2020s | 6,171 | #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 2009
Top girls' names in 2009
Top boys' names in 2009
More about 2009
girls
1,837,114 girls got a published name in 2009; 1 in 893 of them was named Annabelle, which outranked 99.2% of the 20,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 396,715 of them was named Annabelle, which outranked 14.1% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).