Girls' name · since 1880
Annabel
Annabel has 14,974 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,288 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,064 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,974
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Annabel currently ranks #2064 among girls' names in America, with 14,974 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Annabel recorded 14,974 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #2064 nationally today, ahead of 88% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,288 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,064 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 14,974 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Annabel ranks #1,288 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,064 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 14,974 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,288 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,064 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,974
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Annabel's 14,974 recorded births place it above 98.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Annabel compares
14,974 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Annabel's all-time total is 40x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Annabel | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,974 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 716 | 21 | 19,840 |
Annabel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Annabel's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 77% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 23%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1881, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 716, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Annabel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 716
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Annabel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (4,657 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Annabel's strongest decade.
4,657 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Annabel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 127
1880s
127 births
- 1890s 217
1890s
217 births
- 1900s 275
1900s
275 births
- 1910s 922
1910s
922 births
- 1920s 1,087
1920s
1,087 births
- 1930s 429
1930s
429 births
- 1940s 243
1940s
243 births
- 1950s 261
1950s
261 births
- 1960s 374
1960s
374 births
- 1970s 403
1970s
403 births
- 1980s 690
1980s
690 births
- 1990s 1,332
1990s
1,332 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,131 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,657 births
- 2020s 826
2020s
826 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,657 births (31% of all-time use).
How Annabel 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 Annabel's total volume
Annabel by state
Where Annabel concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,885 | 12.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,475 | 9.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 952 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 568 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 546 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 533 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Florida | | 466 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 323 | 2.2% |
1,885 of 14,974 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Annabel appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Annabel's data
- Annabel's decade-level peak was the 2010s (4,657 total births); usage has since declined to 826 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Annabels (1,885 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 Annabel: 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 (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Annabel 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.