The baby name Anabelle is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced AN-uh-bell (IPA: /ˈænəˌbɛl/).
The baby name Anabelle is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced AN-uh-bell (IPA: /ˈænəˌbɛl/).
Anabelle is in Origin.
Anabelle is a streamlined modern variant of Annabelle/Annabel, a name whose earliest form in Scotland emerged from Amabel, itself from the Latin amabilis, “lovable.” Over time it blended with Anna (from Hebrew Channah, “grace”) and the French belle, “beautiful,” so Anabelle can carry layered senses of “lovable” and “graceful/beautiful.”
The name appears in records from medieval Britain via Amabel, then gained independent Scottish use as Annabel in the 12th–13th centuries. It faded after the Middle Ages, then revived with 18th–19th‑century taste for romantic, French‑tinged names - cemented in popular imagination by Edgar Allan Poe’s 1849 poem “Annabel Lee.” Common variants include Annabel and Annabelle (English), Anabel (Spanish/Catalan), Amabel (medieval), Annabella/Anabella (elaborated forms), and Annabell. Nicknames span Anna, Annie, Belle, and Bella. Anabelle, while less common than Annabelle, has seen steady contemporary use across the English‑speaking world.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 2020 | #1 | — | 882 |
| BI | 0 | #12 | 1 | 425 | |
| BI | Girls | 0 | #31 | 3 | 726 |
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| QA | 0 | #104 | 3 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #106 | 5 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #109 | 6 | 5,459 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| MU | 0 | #134 | 4 | 3,613 | |
| PA | 0 | #137 | 2 | 3,797 | |
| CR | 0 | #138 | 21 | 5,526 | |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #142 | 10 | 3,773 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #150 | 12 | 3,171 |
| AE | 0 | #184 | 4 | 10,220 | |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #189 | 520 | 11,342 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #189 | 2 | 4,850 |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #200 | 1 | 1,904 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #247 | 3 | 6,293 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #248 | 4 | 6,592 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #253 | 99 | 8,539 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #256 | 3 | 3,650 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #256 | 8 | 7,056 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #265 | 21 | 2,795 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #276 | 3 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #278 | 5 | 11,010 | |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #288 | 104 | 13,098 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #288 | 29 | 15,378 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #292 | 3 | 3,687 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #308 | 5 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 2 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #336 | 4 | 7,570 |
| GT | 0 | #337 | 2 | 5,948 | |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #362 | 3 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #375 | 22 | 15,987 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #389 | 17 | 3,185 |
| BO | 0 | #407 | 2 | 6,868 | |
| CL | 0 | #429 | 6 | 6,867 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #429 | 87 | 19,177 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #451 | 31 | 9,861 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #469 | 3 | 7,952 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #482 | 72 | 20,968 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #497 | 44 | 11,671 |
| CO | 0 | #508 | 3 | 7,768 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #511 | 13 | 10,981 |
| BH | 0 | #528 | 26 | 17,937 | |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #528 | 9 | 6,731 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #532 | 55 | 18,916 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #538 | 4 | 7,500 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #583 | 33 | 16,104 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #604 | 14 | 11,648 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #625 | 6 | 8,289 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #643 | 9 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #683 | 8 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #764 | 23 | 15,093 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #802 | 5 | 18,755 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #811 | 41 | 14,098 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #815 | 121 | 25,931 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #819 | 20 | 4,949 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #856 | 61 | 8,487 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #919 | 25 | 14,861 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #926 | 16 | 12,708 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #957 | 27 | 5,561 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #965 | 30 | 24,821 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,037 | 42 | 16,140 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MA | 0 | #1,117 | 12 | 20,986 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,119 | 65 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,123 | 19 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,165 | 12 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,394 | 53 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Anabelle is popular in 66 countries — most recent births per country:
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