Given name
Anabelle
“graceful and beautiful woman”
Anabelle is a variant of Annabel. One Italian interpretation is “graceful and beautiful woman.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Anabelle is a variant of Annabel. One Italian interpretation is “graceful and beautiful woman.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Anabelle is a variant of Annabel. A possible origin is Italian, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Anabelle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8,919
- 0 boys · 8,919 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 686 babies
- 2025
- 56
- #2,960 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −67%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 56 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,960 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 66.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 686 in 2014. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (12). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,420 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Anabelle’s family of names
In English usage, Anabelle has a related form in Annabelle. In French usage, Anabelle has a conventional equivalent in the English form Annabelle. In French usage, Anabelle has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Anabel.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Anabelle has relatives in 4 languages.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Anabelle
- Anabelle SmithAustralian female diving Olympianborn 1993
- Anabelle AcostaCuban actressborn 1987
- Anabelle Langloisfigure skaterborn 1981
- Anabelle PrawermanFrench beach volleyball playerborn 1963
- Annabelle DrevilleFrench bicycle racerborn 1995
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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