Girls' name · since 1970
Anabela
529 babies named Anabela in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,430 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,296 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 529
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Anabela is the #15296 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 529 recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anabela has been recorded 529 times among girls since 1970, currently ranked #15296 nationally and more common than 12% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #11,430 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,296 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 529 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anabela ranks #11,430 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,296 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 529 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,430 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,296 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 529
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anabela's 529 recorded births place it above 84.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Anabela compares
529 Top 44% higher than 56% 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
Anabela's all-time total is 41% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anabela | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 529 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 21 | 19,840 |
Anabela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Anabela's full recorded timeline at 2005, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Anabela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Anabela by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (181 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Anabela's strongest decade.
181 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Anabela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
94 births
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
174 births
- 2010s
2010s
181 births
- 2020s 37
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 181 births (34% of all-time use).
How Anabela 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 Anabela's total volume
Anabela by state
Where Anabela concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15 | 2.8% |
| #2 | Florida | | 11 | 2.1% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 11 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Connecticut | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.9% |
15 of 529 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Anabela's data
- Anabela's decade-level peak was the 2010s (181 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Anabelas (15 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Anabela: 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 (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Anabela 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.