How Many People Are Named Anabel?
An estimated 8,595 people in the United States have the first name Anabel. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Anabel peaked in popularity in 2014 with 297 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Anabel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Anabel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,595
About 1 in 39,878 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.6% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2014
297 births
Total Registered
9,781
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Anabel
Anabel is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,781 total births registered, 99.6% were female.
Anabel as a male name
Ranked #8,746 in 1993
5 male births in 1993
Peak: 1989 (10 births)
Anabel as a female name
Ranked #3,570 in 2024
43 female births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (297 births)
Anabel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Anabel span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 2,290 babies were registered. Anabel has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Anabel by Decade
How has Anabel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Anabel by State
Birth registrations for Anabel span all 33 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Utah, South Carolina, New Mexico. On average, about 208 Anabels were registered per state.
Anabel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Anabel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Anabel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Anabel?
We estimate approximately 8,595 people named Anabel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 39,878 Americans share this first name.
Is Anabel a common name?
Anabel is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,781 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Anabel most popular?
Anabel reached peak popularity in 2014, when 297 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Anabel is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Anabel a female name?
Anabel is predominantly female. 99.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Anabel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Anabel Smith, Anabel Johnson, Anabel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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