Arabella

Girl name

Arabella has been given to 27,957 babies in the U.S. since 1881. It peaked in 2014 and currently ranks #213 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /æɹəˈbɛlə/

Uncertain, used in Scotland since the sixteenth century; possibly from Latin orabilis (“yielding to prayer”) or a variant of Annabel.

Origin: Latin

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

27,957

Peak year

2014 (1,914 babies)

Rank in 2025

#213 for girls

First recorded

1881

10-year trend

▼ -16%

Gender split

All girls

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Arabella.

28,120 babies since 1948

27,777 babies since 1989

27,165 babies since 1952

29,510 babies since 1880

26,271 babies since 1880

25,846 babies since 1964

30,204 babies since 1974

30,211 babies since 1943

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