How Many People Are Named Anabelle?
An estimated 8,638 people in the United States have the first name Anabelle. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Anabelle peaked in popularity in 2014 with 686 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Anabelle 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 Anabelle paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Anabelle is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
8,638
About 1 in 39,680 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2014
686 births
Total Registered
8,863
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Anabelle
Anabelle is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 8,863 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Anabelle as a female name
Ranked #2,766 in 2024
61 female births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (686 births)
Anabelle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Anabelle span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 4,607 babies were registered. Anabelle has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Anabelle by Decade
How has Anabelle 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.
Anabelle by State
Birth registrations for Anabelle span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Montana, Delaware, Rhode Island. On average, about 179 Anabelles were registered per state.
Anabelle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Anabelle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Anabelle
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Anabelle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Anabelle?
We estimate approximately 8,638 people named Anabelle 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 39,680 Americans share this first name.
Is Anabelle a common name?
Anabelle is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,863 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Anabelle most popular?
Anabelle reached peak popularity in 2014, when 686 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Anabelle is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Anabelle a female name?
Anabelle is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Anabelle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Anabelle Smith, Anabelle Johnson, Anabelle 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me