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Anabel

100% girls · 33 born in 2025

Anabel has been given to about 9,815 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2014, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 8,892
Median age today26 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Anabel per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2014 · 297
  • Born in 202533
  • All time9,815
  • England & Wales, 20256

How popular is Anabel?

Its best year was 2014, when 297 babies were given the name, ranking 911th. The typical living American called Anabel is about 26 years old today. It is relatively most common in Florida, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Anabel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Annabel0.97
  2. Annabell0.89
  3. Anabelle0.73
  4. Annabelle0.72
  5. Anabella0.73
  6. Angel0.70
  7. Mabel0.70
  8. Isabel0.70

Middle names for Anabel

Ranked by flow score
  1. Anabel Rose0.83
  2. Anabel Marie0.83
  3. Anabel Grace0.83
  4. Anabel Eve0.83
  5. Anabel Jane0.83
  6. Anabel June0.82

Sibling names for Anabel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ilianasister · 0.93
  2. Palomasister · 0.92
  3. Noebrother · 0.92
  4. Daliasister · 0.92
  5. Mauriciobrother · 0.91
  6. Hassanbrother · 0.91

Where Anabel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Florida0.00%
  2. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Anabel White0.78
  2. Anabel Nguyen0.78
  3. Anabel Moore0.78
  4. Anabel Hill0.78
  5. Anabel Hall0.78
  6. Anabel Brown0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Anabel

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Anabel across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.