Annabella
About Annabella
Annabella is one of a constellation of names that include Anabella, Annabelle, Annabel, Anabel, Annabelle, and Annabell -- all lovely names that have suffered from their association with the eponymous horror movie. Annabella fell off the US Top 1000 in 2021, and ironically, the only version of the name that hangs on in the Top 1000 is Annabelle, the spelling used in the movie.
You might consider this name a variation of the Scottish Annabel, itself a variation of Amabel, which means "loving", or as a combination of Anna and Bella. Either carries a lovely meaning.
Annabella crops up in royal history as the mother of King James I of Scotland, and plays a part in the 1633 play Tis Pity She's a Whore. Sela Ward has a daughter named Annabella, and a current bearer is actress Annabella Sciorra.
Pronounced an-uh-BEL-uh.
As of October 2026, Annabella ranked #1352 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #256 in 2014.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #256 | 1,280 | 716.5 |
| 2015 | #396 | 824 | 461.6 |
| 2016 | #431 | 753 | 424.9 |
| 2017 | #466 | 673 | 389.8 |
| 2018 | #590 | 518 | 304.5 |
| 2019 | #651 | 448 | 266.9 |
| 2020 | #849 | 321 | 198.6 |
| 2021 | #1,005 | 254 | 154.8 |
| 2022 | #1,213 | 199 | 121.3 |
| 2023 | #1,206 | 198 | 123.4 |
| 2024 | #1,313 | 174 | 107.4 |
| 2025 | #1,352 | 163 | 101.4 |
World rankings
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Annabella on lists
Famous Annabellas
- Anne Isabella "Annabella" Noel Byron
11th Baroness Wentworth and Baroness Byron, wife of poet George Gordon, Lord Byron
- Annabella Avery "Bella" Thorne
American actress
- Annabella Gloria Philomena Sciorra
American actress
- Annabella Stewart
Princess of Scotland; daughter of James I
- Annabella Piugattuk
Canadian actress
- Annabella (born Suzanne Georgette Charpentier)
French actress
- Annabella Incontrera
Italian actress
- Annabella Lwin (born Myant Myant Aye)
Anglo,Burmese singer of group Bow Wow Wow
- Annabella Raye Sherman
daughter of actress Sela Ward
Annabella in pop culture
- Annabella Wilmot
character in 'The Tenant of Wildfell Hall' by Anne Bronte
- Annabella
character in "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry, part of The Giver series