Annabella
A feminine name derived from the Hebrew name "Hannah" meaning "favored grace".
Name Census estimates that about 14,448 living Americans carry the first name Annabella. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Annabella today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Annabella births was 2014 (1,280 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Annabella. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Annabella is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 15 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
14K
~ 1 in 23,723 Americans
Peak year
2014
1,280 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,313
Tracked since 1912
Popularity
Annabella: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Annabella from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 8,706 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Annabella by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Annabella during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Annabellas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 48 states and territories. California, Florida, Texas recorded the most babies named Annabella, while North Dakota, Montana, Vermont recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 275 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Annabella
Annabella is a feminine given name derived from the Latin name Annabella, which combines the name Anna and the word "bella" meaning beautiful. It is a romantic name that has been in use since the Middle Ages.
The name Anna itself has Hebrew origins, coming from the Hebrew name Hannah which means "grace" or "favor." The name Hannah appears in the Old Testament as the mother of the prophet Samuel. It became more widely used in Europe after being Latinized to Anna.
The name Annabella gained popularity during the Renaissance era in Italy. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Annabella Drummond (1350-1401), Queen of Scotland as the wife of King Robert III. She was a powerful political figure who acted as regent for her son King James I.
In English literature, one of the most famous references to the name is the character Annabella in John Ford's 1633 tragic play 'Tis Pity She's a Whore. The name also appears in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, though as a minor character.
Other notable historical figures named Annabella include Annabella Milbanke (1792-1860), an English aristocrat who married the poet Lord Byron in 1815. Their tumultuous marriage ended in a bitter separation after just one year.
In the 19th century, Italian composer Vincenzo Bellini wrote the opera Annabella di Tolomei, first performed in 1836. The name was fairly popular among English and Italian nobility during this era.
Other bearers of the name include Annabella Drummond (1713-1789), a Scottish aristocrat, and Annabella Milbanke (1856-1923), an English botanical artist and cousin of Lord Byron's wife.
People
Annabella + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Annabella as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Annabella: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Annabella?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 14,448 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Annabella going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 23,723 US residents.
Is Annabella a common name?
We classify Annabella as "Uncommon". It ranks above 98.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 14,837 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Annabella most popular?
The single biggest year for Annabella was 2014, when 1,280 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Annabella is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Annabella a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Annabella in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.