girl's name
Anabela
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,548
Anabela is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in France in 1972, when 100 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- First appears in birth records in 1966.
Anabela over time
Births per decade in France, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2020, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 45 |
| 1970s | 665 |
| 1980s | 140 |
| 1990s | 30 |
| 2000s | 15 |
| 2010s | 45 |
| 2020s (to 2020) | 5 |
How popular is Anabela?
In 2020, Anabela was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.
Where Anabela is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Anabela is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Ana-Bela | Ana-Bela is Anabela written with a hyphen, recorded mostly in France. | 135 |
Names that peaked alongside Anabela
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Anabela also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Anabela over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Anabela
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Anabela — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Anabela
How popular is the name Anabela?
In 2020, Anabela was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.
Is Anabela a girl's or a boy's name?
Anabela is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Anabela most popular?
Anabela peaked in 1972, when 100 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Anabela a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Anabela currently ranks #16,205 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.