NameTides

Anabella

Anabella was the #2,256 girls' name in the US in 2025 (81 babies), and #2,006 in England & Wales.

Anabella as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Anabella as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Anabella as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,256 (81)#2,006 (14)————
2024#2,282 (81)#2,001 (14)———#2,445 (8)
2023#1,850 (108)#1,640 (18)————
2022#1,930 (103)#2,674 (9)———#2,835 (6)
2021#1,730 (119)#1,962 (14)—#446 (3)—#1,681 (13)
2020#1,412 (155)#1,939 (14)————
2019#1,307 (175)#1,349 (23)#650 (4)——#1,798 (12)
2018#1,099 (225)#1,586 (19)———#2,151 (9)
2017#1,051 (245)#1,457 (22)———#1,333 (18)
2016#938 (292)#1,370 (24)———#1,690 (13)
2015#863 (323)#1,168 (29)———#1,427 (16)
2014#529 (585)#890 (42)———#1,229 (20)
2013#564 (515)#1,484 (21)———#1,305 (18)
2012#573 (513)#1,210 (27)———#2,158 (9)
2011#601 (477)#1,067 (32)——#798 (4)#1,426 (16)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2014 at #529.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1960.

How common is it?

about 1 in 20,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 20,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 18,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Anabella is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 22,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 19,000 to 1 in 27,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Anabella by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,093CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,902TXFlorida: #674FL
Anabella (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AnabellaCanadaGirls—too few
AnabellaEngland & WalesGirls#2,00614
AnabellaIrelandGirls—too few
AnabellaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
AnabellaScotlandGirls—too few
AnabellaUSGirls#2,25681