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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201922peak #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 1922

  • 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: #225 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,640 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedIDMontana: #152 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 755 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #245 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,931 girlsMNIllinois: #178 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,145 girlsILWisconsin: #164 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,070 girlsWIMichigan: #180 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,233 girlsMINew York: #245 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 2,299 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: #231 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,684 girlsIAIndiana: #119 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 612 girlsINOhio: #140 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 768 girlsOHPennsylvania: #192 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 1,538 girlsPANew Jersey: #353 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,190 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #220 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,472 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedUTColorado: #241 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,527 girlsCONebraska: #256 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,769 girlsNEMissouri: #216 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,456 girlsMOKentucky: #340 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,004 girlsKYWest Virginia: #201 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,167 girlsWVVirginia: #288 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,623 girlsVAMaryland: #165 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,099 girlsMDDelaware: #86 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 368 girlsDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedNMKansas: #257 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,813 girlsKSArkansas: #339 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,298 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #545 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,725 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #382 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,137 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #237 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,318 girlsOKLouisiana: #332 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,153 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedALGeorgia: #556 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,473 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedHITexas: #844 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,826 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Annabelle, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Delaware#86 · 1 in 368
  2. Indiana#119 · 1 in 612
  3. Ohio#140 · 1 in 768
  4. Montana#152 · 1 in 755
  5. Wisconsin#164 · 1 in 1,070

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Delaware#8651 in 368
Indiana#119431 in 612
Ohio#140711 in 768
Montana#15261 in 755
Wisconsin#164231 in 1,070
Maryland#165131 in 1,099
Illinois#178511 in 1,145
Michigan#180301 in 1,233
Pennsylvania#192621 in 1,538
West Virginia#201171 in 1,167
Missouri#216211 in 1,456
California#220211 in 1,472
Washington#22561 in 1,640
Iowa#231131 in 1,684
Oklahoma#237191 in 1,318
Colorado#24161 in 1,527
Minnesota#245121 in 1,931
New York#245431 in 2,299
Nebraska#25671 in 1,769
Kansas#25791 in 1,813
Virginia#288111 in 2,623
Louisiana#332111 in 2,153
Arkansas#33991 in 2,298
Kentucky#340101 in 3,004
New Jersey#35351 in 6,190
South Carolina#38261 in 4,137
North Carolina#54551 in 7,725
Georgia#55651 in 7,473
Texas#84461 in 9,826
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Vermont
Wyoming

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 1922

girls
#266
584 births · 1 in 2,057 girls

Top girls' names in 1922

  1. #1Mary72,177
  2. #2Dorothy37,716
  3. #3Helen32,510
  4. #4Margaret26,862
  5. #5Ruth23,633
  6. #6Betty20,895
  7. #7Virginia19,144
  8. #8Mildred16,412
  9. #9Elizabeth15,244
  10. #10Frances15,054
  11. #266Annabelle584
More about 1922

girls

1,201,003 girls got a published name in 1922; 1 in 2,057 of them was named Annabelle, which outranked 95.4% of the 5,789 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Annabelle
  1. #263Amy612
  2. #264Francis607
  3. #265Arline589
  4. #266Annabelle584
  5. #266Elnora584
  6. #268Elma579
  7. #268Nannie579
  8. #270Ila576

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1921
Risers
  1. 626Lilia#1,543#917
  2. 573Leatrice#1,258#685
  3. 412Phylis#1,409#997
  4. 352Darleen#1,258#906
  5. 295Madlyn#1,136#841
Fallers
  1. 518Erlene#946#1,464
  2. 390Exie#879#1,269
  3. 327Arlyne#905#1,232
  4. 288Toby#964#1,252
  5. 265Rochelle#987#1,252

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

See the top 100 for 1922