girl's name
Annabella
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 4
- Letters 9
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 19,262
Northern Ireland
#495
2023 births
Annabella is a girl's name with 4 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 163 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2014, when 1,280 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 20,340 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1912.
- 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.
Annabella over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 22 |
| 1920s | 119 |
| 1930s | 50 |
| 1940s | 71 |
| 1950s | 32 |
| 1960s | 48 |
| 1970s | 39 |
| 1980s | 26 |
| 1990s | 454 |
| 2000s | 4,124 |
| 2010s | 8,711 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,311 |
How popular is Annabella?
In 2025, Annabella was given to 163 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Annabella is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Annabella is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Anna-Bella | Anna-Bella is Annabella written with a hyphen, recorded mostly in Canada. | 76 |
Names that peaked alongside Annabella
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Annabella also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Annabella over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Annabella in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Annabella
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Annabella — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Annabella
How popular is the name Annabella?
In 2025, Annabella was given to 163 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Annabella a girl's or a boy's name?
Annabella is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Annabella?
Annabella has 4 syllables.
When was Annabella most popular?
Annabella peaked in 2014, when 1,280 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Annabella a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Annabella currently ranks #620 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.