Annabeth fuses the biblical stalwarts Anna (“grace”) and Elizabeth (“pledged to God”) into a single, lilting package, a choice that manages to sound both homespun and literary. The blend first surfaces in early-20th-century American records, echoing the Southern fondness for double-barreled girl names, yet its modern recognition owes much to Annabeth Chase, the quick-witted architect of Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson saga. In Social Security data, the name has hovered in the upper mid-thousands since the late 1990s, peaking at a modest No. 753 in 2015—figures that place it comfortably under-the-radar while still sparing the child a lifetime of pronunciation tutorials. For parents who admire the classical polish of Anna and Elizabeth but balk at their popularity rankings, Annabeth offers a neatly spliced alternative: familiar enough to pass the playground test, uncommon enough to feel bespoke.
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