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Anabella

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Anabella: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 2002–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2002 to 2025, ranging from #890 to #3725.200520092013201720212025#890#3725
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2002#2868
2003#3594
2004#3725
2005#2247
2006#2320
2007#1854
2008#3397
2009#1909
2010#1901
2011#1067
2012#1210
2013#1484
2014#890
2015#1168
2016#1370
2017#1457
2018#1586
2019#1349
2020#1939
2021#1962
2022#2673
2023#1640
2024#2000
2025#2006

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 2002 to 2025.

In 2021: #446 among girls in Northern Ireland, #1962 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 2002–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2002

    First recorded at #2868 among girls in England and Wales in 2002 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2006 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 2002 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #446 in Northern Ireland in 2021.

Anabella's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#200614HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#200014HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#164018HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#26739HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#196214HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#193914HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#134923HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#158619HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#145722HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#137024HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#116829HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#89042HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#148421HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#121027HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#106732HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#190114HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#190913HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#33976HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#185413HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#23209HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#22479HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#37254HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#35944HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#28685HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandfemale#4463HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#7984HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Anabella is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Anabella, between 2002 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2014Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2011Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: highest position in 202120022025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales2002–202524#890 in 2014
Republic of Ireland20111#798 in 2011
Northern Ireland20211#446 in 2021

Its high point came 10 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (2011) than in Northern Ireland (2021).

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What is known about Anabella

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 2002–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 2002 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #446 in Northern Ireland in 2021. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.