Girls' name · since 1882
Anabel
9,780 babies named Anabel in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,699 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,270 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,780
- born since 1882
- 2000s
- peak decade
9,780 babies have been named Anabel since 1882, making it today's #4270 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anabel has been recorded 9,780 times among girls since 1882, currently ranked #4270 nationally and more common than 75% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.
- #1,699 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,270 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,780 born since 1882
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anabel ranks #1,699 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,270 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,780 born since 1882, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,699 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,270 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,780
- born since 1882
- 2000s
- peak decade
Anabel's 9,780 recorded births place it above 97.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Anabel compares
9,780 Top 10% higher than 90% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Anabel's all-time total is 26x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anabel | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,780 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 297 | 21 | 19,840 |
Anabel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Anabel's SSA record in two at 1957 and the more recent half accounts for 90% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 10%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1882, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 297, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Anabel popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 297
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Anabel popularity over time - boys
35 total births recorded since 1982 (Anabel as boys' name)
Anabel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,290 births, 23% of the file).
2000s was Anabel's strongest decade.
2,290 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Anabel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 55
1880s
55 births
- 1890s 53
1890s
53 births
- 1900s 87
1900s
87 births
- 1910s 237
1910s
237 births
- 1920s 272
1920s
272 births
- 1930s 120
1930s
120 births
- 1940s 70
1940s
70 births
- 1950s 128
1950s
128 births
- 1960s 310
1960s
310 births
- 1970s 641
1970s
641 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,409 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,871 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,290 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,966 births
- 2020s 271
2020s
271 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,290 births (23% of all-time use).
How Anabel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Anabel's total volume
Anabel by state
Where Anabel concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,761 | 28.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,671 | 17.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 621 | 6.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 453 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 442 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 157 | 1.6% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 122 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 74 | 0.8% |
2,761 of 9,780 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Anabel appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Anabel's data
- Anabel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,290 total births); usage has since declined to 271 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Anabels (2,761 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Anabel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~143 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1882–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Anabel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.