Girls' name · since 1880
Annabelle
Annabelle has 67,543 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #490 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #343 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 67,543
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Annabelle is the #343 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 67,543 recorded since 1880.
Annabelle has 67,543 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #343 as of the latest data, more common than 98% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #490 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #343 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 67,543 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Annabelle ranks #490 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #343 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 67,543 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #490 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #343 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 67,543
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Annabelle's 67,543 recorded births place it above 99.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Annabelle compares
67,543 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Annabelle's all-time total is 180x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Annabelle | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 67,543 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 4,363 | 21 | 19,840 |
Annabelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Annabelle's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 9 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 4,363, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Annabelle popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 4,363
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Annabelle popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 2009 (Annabelle as boys' name)
Annabelle by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (28,951 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Annabelle's strongest decade.
28,951 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Annabelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 187
1880s
187 births
- 1890s 414
1890s
414 births
- 1900s 811
1900s
811 births
- 1910s 3,390
1910s
3,390 births
- 1920s 5,890
1920s
5,890 births
- 1930s 2,865
1930s
2,865 births
- 1940s 1,325
1940s
1,325 births
- 1950s 587
1950s
587 births
- 1960s 616
1960s
616 births
- 1970s 561
1970s
561 births
- 1980s 579
1980s
579 births
- 1990s 2,017
1990s
2,017 births
- 2000s
2000s
13,179 births
- 2010s
2010s
28,951 births
- 2020s 6,171
2020s
6,171 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 28,951 births (43% of all-time use).
How Annabelle 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 Annabelle's total volume
Annabelle by state
Where Annabelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5,851 | 8.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 4,319 | 6.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 3,686 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 3,459 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 3,299 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 2,915 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Florida | | 2,888 | 4.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 2,576 | 3.8% |
5,851 of 67,543 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Annabelle appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Annabelle's data
- Annabelle's decade-level peak was the 2010s (28,951 total births); usage has since declined to 6,171 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Annabelles (5,851 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
Names with a similar popularity rank to Annabelle
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Annabelle: 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 Annabelle 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.