Girls' name · since 1922
Anabell
Anabell has 1,429 recorded births since 1922 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,887 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,429
- born since 1922
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anabell sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,429 recorded since 1922.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anabell has been recorded 1,429 times among girls since 1922, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1922 to 2024.
- #5,887 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,429 born since 1922
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anabell ranks #5,887 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,429 born since 1922, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,887 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,429
- born since 1922
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anabell's 1,429 recorded births place it above 91.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Anabell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Anabell's full recorded timeline at 1994, 78% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 22% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 95 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Anabell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2024
- Peak year (2013)
- 95
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Anabell by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (543 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Anabell's strongest decade.
543 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Anabell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1960s 46
1960s
46 births
- 1970s 73
1970s
73 births
- 1980s 131
1980s
131 births
- 1990s 167
1990s
167 births
- 2000s
2000s
424 births
- 2010s
2010s
543 births
- 2020s 40
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 543 births (38% of all-time use).
How Anabell 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 Anabell's total volume
Anabell by state
Where Anabell concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 386 | 27.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 167 | 11.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 45 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #5 | New York | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Oregon | | 5 | 0.3% |
386 of 1,429 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Anabell's data
- Anabell's decade-level peak was the 2010s (543 total births); usage has since declined to 40 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Anabells (386 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 Anabell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~102 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, 1922–2024 (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 Anabell 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.