Given name & surname · also Italian
Annabel
“graceful and beautiful woman”
Annabel is used as a given name and a surname. One Italian interpretation is “graceful and beautiful woman.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Italian interpretation is “graceful and beautiful woman.” Its derivation is not certain.
Where it comes from
A possible origin is Italian, although the derivation remains uncertain.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Annabel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 14,974
- 0 boys · 14,974 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 716 babies
- 2025
- 91
- #2,065 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −56%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 91 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,065 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 55.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 716 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 11,292 as a first name in 2020; 121 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Annabel’s family of names
In English usage, Annabel has a related form in Annabelle. In English usage, Annabel has a conventional equivalent in the French form Annabelle. Annabel has a related form in Annabelle.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Annabel has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Irish roots to each of them.
8 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Arabellavariant · English
- Annabellevariant · English, French
- Annabellavariant · English, German
- Anabellavariant
- Anabellevariant · French
- Anabelvariant · English, Portuguese
- Annabellvariant · English, German
- Anabelavariant
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Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 6
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Annabel
- Annabel ScholeyBritish actressborn 1984
- Annabel VernonBritish rowerborn 1982
- Annabel CroftBritish tennis player (born 1966)
- Annabel SutherlandAustralian cricketerborn 2001
- Annabel Kostenswimmerborn 1977
- Annabel Breuerwheelchair fencer and 1.5 point wheelchair basketball playerborn 1992
- Annabel GoldieBritish politician (born 1950)
- AnnabelArgentine-Japanese singerborn 1984
- Annabel PitcherBritish children's writerborn 1982
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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