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Annabel

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

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A German pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Recording by Jeuwre. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Annabel: Recorded since 1973, it reached #100 in 2012, and it stood at #361 in 2025.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #104 to #361.200020052010201520202025#104#361
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
1996#122
1997#120
1998#112
1999#119
2000#115
2001#119
2002#104
2003#134
2004#129
2005#128
2006#120
2007#123
2008#118
2009#122
2010#110
2011#120
2012#109
2013#112
2014#119
2015#154
2016#158
2017#198
2018#227
2019#245
2020#282
2021#287
2022#339
2023#296
2024#337
2025#361

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

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 34 of the 53 years from 1973 to 2025.

In 2025: #361 among girls in England and Wales, #544 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1973–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1973

    First recorded at #508 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #361 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 5 regions, from 1973 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #100 in New South Wales, Australia in 2012.

Annabel'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#361119HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#337128HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#296148HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#339128HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#287165HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#282166HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#245198HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#227222HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#198263HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#158350HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#154352HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#119468HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#112484HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#109524HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#120486HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#110525HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#122444HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#118442HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#123455HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#120443HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#128429HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#129392HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#134374HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#104443HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#119397HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#115424HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#119415HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#112448HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#120418HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#122380HighVerified
2012New South Wales, Australiafemale#10071InsufficientNot yet available
2022Northern Irelandfemale#3055HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandfemale#3504HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandfemale#3135HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandfemale#3554HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandfemale#2517HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandfemale#2238HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandfemale#14216HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandfemale#13515HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandfemale#17211HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandfemale#2248HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandfemale#2139HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandfemale#2537HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandfemale#3115HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandfemale#3015HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandfemale#3324HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandfemale#3184HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandfemale#2127HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandfemale#2027HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandfemale#2276HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandfemale#2934HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandfemale#3513HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#5446HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#34211HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#8563HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#5596HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#7644HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#33612HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#34712HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#38711HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#36511HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#24719HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#29117HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#16435HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#22025HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#19329HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#25021HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#23024HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#24821HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#25720HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#28616HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#36710HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#3729HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#6773HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#4037HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandfemale#4066HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#4984HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandfemale#3786HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandfemale#3925HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandfemale#4983HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandfemale#3946HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandfemale#4923HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandfemale#5233HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandfemale#4325HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandfemale#4674HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandfemale#5083HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#3519HighVerified

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

Where Annabel is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Annabel, between 1973 and 2025, in 35 of those 53 years. 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.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1973Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1979Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1980Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1982Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1988Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1997Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1998Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1999Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2000Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2001Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2014England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England 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 2002Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1998Northern Ireland: recorded in 2001Northern Ireland: recorded in 2002Northern Ireland: recorded in 2003Northern Ireland: recorded in 2004Northern Ireland: recorded in 2005Northern Ireland: recorded in 2006Northern Ireland: recorded in 2007Northern Ireland: recorded in 2008Northern Ireland: recorded in 2009Northern Ireland: recorded in 2010Northern Ireland: recorded in 2011Northern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: recorded in 2014Northern Ireland: recorded in 2015Northern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: highest position in 2013New South Wales, Austra…New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2012New South Wales, Australia: highest position in 2012ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419732025
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
Republic of Ireland1973–202534#164 in 2014
England and Wales1996–202530#104 in 2002
Northern Ireland1998–202221#135 in 2013
New South Wales, Australia20121#100 in 2012
Scotland20241#351 in 2024

Its high point came 22 years earlier in England and Wales (2002) than in Scotland (2024).

No registrar recorded it for 7 years after 1988; it appears again in 1996.

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What is known about Annabel

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
5 official registrars, 1973–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

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 5 regions, from 1973 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #100 in New South Wales, Australia in 2012. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.