Should I change my baby's name?

If you love it don't change it but try not to get upset if people make mistakes. Honestly in the scheme of things it's not very important. Also though there are not many names that aren't misspelled sometimes.
I have a simple name which is often misspelled and my husband's name is misspelled more often than not.
People are not being deliberately difficult it's just one of those things.

This happened with DD who has a name which can be spelt different ways.
dont change your DD’s lovely name, just keep reminding people.
MIL was the worst, so I very passive aggressively said ‘lol MIL, we’ve told you twenty times! Honestly you’d forget your own head if it wasn’t screwed on’ tinkly laugh.
she remembers now.

Keep her name, they are just being ridiculous. I called my daughter Lily because how hard is that?

My in-laws write Lilly, Lillie, Lili, Lilie basically every variation other than her bloody name.

Honestly after a few years you care less and when they are old enough tell your child to ask her grandparents why they can’t spell her name? Weirdly after that it’s spelt correctly 😁

I have a name that can be spelt a number of different ways. I tell people how my name is spelt because I hate it when people spell it incorrectly. Keep pulling people up on it.

Annabelle is the most popular spelling in England and Wales, pronounced exactly like Annabel, not the French way.
Annabel is the 337th most popular name, Annabelle is 146th.

I agree with you the 'le' is superfluous and should indicate the French pronunciation, and Annabel is much the nicer spelling- but sadly that is not the current trend.

But OP, I wouldn't change it, lots of names have the issue you mention, even names like Elizabeth and Amy. You've picked the best spelling!

My DD has a very unusual name that is frequently misspelt. I would never have let that push me into changing it. I picked her name because I think it is beautiful.

People eventually get the spelling correct and the school never ever got it wrong.

This will probably happen at school, none of the Annabel's Isobels etc go by anything but Bella at ours. Sometimes the parents use the full version, but the kids never do.

That's you though and some people mind.
I am used to it but I don't like it.

Mine is a typo usually - two vowels next to each other (e.g. Louise typed as Loiuse) but it looks like they don't care enough to get it right.

It depends too on who gets it wrong.

Any name can be misspelled though. I have a (boy) Jamie, there is one relative and one friend who always spell it Jaime for some reason. I just shrug.

It's been two months. I wouldn't change her entire name because it's taking friends a while to remember

I'd just leave it! I have a name with 2 common spellings and it gets misspelt a lot. It doesn't bother me if it's someone who doesn't know me well but it irritates me if I've literally spoken to them on Messenger or something where surely they can see the correct spelling and they reply with the wrong spelling, I find that ignorant. Same with when I've filled in forms correctly only to have someone input it wrong at their end and me have to get it correctly.

It's annoying but reckon there's multiple spellings of most names. Just make a point of using the name a lot yourself and perhaps some personalised items so they get used to seeing the correct spelling!

My kids names can only be spelt one way, but one can be said two ways and that drives me a bit up the wall.

But it doesn't feel right to change their name, it's theirs now and you liked it the best.

Honestly this can happen with so many names. You could change it to Lucy and get Lucie, or Catherine and get Kathryn. My son's name gets misspelt and it's not an unusual name. My partner (son's dad) actually spelt the name wrong on a birthday card to me from son when he was a 3 week old 🤦‍♀️ (he blames sleep deprivation!) Annabel is great (and is the spelling I'd assume unless told otherwise), don't change it!

@Brummiecurlz173 , not sure I understand your post but
calling her Bel would make me think Annabel, Isabel or Belinda (or Beryl!)
Belle would make me think Annabelle or Isabelle.
Bella would make me think Isabella or Arabella

i didnt put two and two together and comprehend that those names could be seen as different

People misspell all three of my children's names, and I would say they are all the "standard" spellings of the names, the alternative misspellings I've seen wouldn't even have occured to me! Even their grandparents still regularly spell the names wrong and my kids are 14, 12 and 9! I think if you change the name to something you think people won't misspell, you will find they still do!

Belle or Bella will just convince the Annabelle-spellers they're right, and why should OP use a different name to the one they've chosen?

Why?
They chose the name Annabel.

Could you not use a shortening- Annie/Belle/Bella while shes little?

Also, my daughter is Sophie but often gets spelled Sofie. You'd think that would be an easy one!

We get this all the time with our kid...people always spell it the Italian and feminine way. I won't be changing the name...it's just a tad annoying but I don't let it get to me.

As a teacher, I’m seeing there has been a shift from Annabel to Annabelle being the more common spelling over the last 10-15 years. I think it’s the popularity of Isabella/Isabelle that has driven it as a common spelling pattern.

Spelt either way, it’s an absolutely beautiful name. I wouldn’t change it.

Maybe think about why it matters so much? I agree it’s annoying-but it’s not as if they are calling her Jemima! (I choose Jemima because my ds’s girlfriend is Jemima, known as Jem, and I took an embarrassingly long time to remember to spell it Jem, not Gem)

My name is spelt 3 different ways. It’s not a big deal. I answer to all 3. I’m in my 60’s. Keep the name if you like it.

This, I've never met an Annabelle