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Arabella

Girl

Meaning of Arabella: Latin: 'yielding to prayer'

Arabella is a girl's name most strongly associated with Latin naming. It has 8 letters and 4 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 222nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 30th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#222

1,423 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#30

1,222 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

27,957

First recorded 1881 · peak 2014

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 10 babies1982: 6 babies1983: 7 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 10 babies1986: 6 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 6 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 12 babies19901991: 10 babies1992: 16 babies1993: 21 babies1994: 20 babies1995: 33 babies1996: 25 babies1997: 42 babies1998: 68 babies1999: 58 babies2000: 91 babies20002001: 96 babies2002: 138 babies2003: 166 babies2004: 215 babies2005: 326 babies2006: 447 babies2007: 457 babies2008: 467 babies2009: 705 babies2010: 834 babies20102011: 946 babies2012: 1,315 babies2013: 1,533 babies2014: 1,914 babies2015: 1,689 babies2016: 1,748 babies2017: 1,890 babies2018: 1,706 babies2019: 1,545 babies2020: 1,439 babies20202021: 1,521 babies2022: 1,314 babies2023: 1,322 babies2024: 1,482 babies2025: 1,423 babies
US babies named Arabella per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,914.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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