Annabelle

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A few things about Annabelle you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Annabelle

Annabelle Wallis

British actress

Choose Annabelle and your child shares a first name with Annabelle Wallis, a British actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Annabelle, like who?” Annabelle Wallis's Wikipedia article is available in 45 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Eva Rinaldi from Sydney Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 1,804 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Annabelle, 891 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Annabelle would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAnnabelle has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Annabelles, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 2014, when it ranked #57. Today it's #343, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendAnnabelle has slipped 123 places over the last five years and now sits at #343. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedAnnabelle is most popular in Alaska, where it ranks #70, followed by Maine (#131) and Oklahoma (#185). It's in the top 1,000 in 37 states.
• 💬MeaningIn English, Annabelle means “gracious and beautiful”. Our records link it to English and Scottish roots.

About the name Annabelle

Annabelle is a girl name of English and Scottish origin meaning “gracious and beautiful”. It has 9 letters and 4 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-lle”. US birth records list Annabelle for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked #57 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #343, with 891 babies.

Origin:English namesScottish names