Anabella
Girl name · 4 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Anabella: 4 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 4 births in 2019.
Of Hebrew and Italian roots, Anabella blends Anna (“grace” from the Hebrew Ḥannah) with the Italian/Spanish bella (“beautiful”), creating a name that essentially means “graceful beauty.” It is best known in Scotland through Anabella Drummond (c.1350–1401), queen consort of King Robert III, who founded a Dominican priory and is buried at Dunfermline Abbey. The name also appears in modern popular culture via actress Anabella Sciorra. While no major places directly share the name, the Annabella variant is a village in County Cork, Ireland. Anabella rose to moderate popularity in Scotland in the 1970s and 1980s, often chosen as a more elaborate version of Annabel or an elegant alternative to Isabella.
Girl 1 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20194 babies
- Latest (2019)
- #6504 babies
- Total births
- 4since 2019
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y