Anabel

Anabel: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “grace; favored”
Origin: French
Say it: AN-uh-bel · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Anabel is a variant of Annabel, generally understood as a form combining Anna with the French suffix -bel or influenced by Amabel. The base Anna comes from Hebrew Hannah 'grace.'

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How popular is Anabel?

202412.9 per million US babies

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Babies named Anabel in 202443

2024 rank#3,566 girls

Peak year2014

Total US babies since 18809,781

Anabel is fading: recent use is about 19% of its level ten years before.

Names like Anabel

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Annabellalovable · Latin
Annabellovable · Scottish Gaelic
Anabellegraceful, favored · French
AnnabellGod is my oath; beautiful · Hebrew
Charlottefree man · French
Eleanormeaning uncertain · French
Eloisehealthy; wide · French
Claireclear, bright · French

Anabel questions

What does the name Anabel mean?

Anabel means "grace; favored". It comes from French. Anabel is a variant of Annabel, generally understood as a form combining Anna with the French suffix -bel or influenced by Amabel. The base Anna comes from Hebrew Hannah 'grace.'

Is Anabel a boy or girl name?

Anabel is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Anabel?

43 US babies were named Anabel in 2024. Its peak year was 2014.

How do you pronounce Anabel?

Anabel is usually pronounced AN-uh-bel.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.