Girls' name · peaked in 2017
Arabella name popularity since 1925
27,505 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Arabella. Half of them were born in 2016 or earlier, so the typical Arabella is about 10 years old in 2026. Arabella peaked in 2017 as the #156 name for girls, and it ranked #213 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 27,505
- Named Arabella, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #213
- for girls in 2025 (1,423 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 27,505 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- Arizona
- 1.99× its national share
Peak year is the year Arabella made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Arabella births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2014. Measured as a share of all babies, Arabella peaked in 2017.
- Fastest rise: Between 2008 and 2013, Arabella became 3.5× more common, from 1 in 4,050 baby girls to 1 in 1,140.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Arabella's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Arabella.
Decade by decade
Babies named Arabella in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 76 | – |
| 1930s | 95 | #2,741 |
| 1940s | 62 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 72 | #4,387 |
| 1960s | 69 | #5,311 |
| 1970s | 52 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 45 | #6,489 |
| 1990s | 305 | #3,361 |
| 2000s | 3,108 | #796 |
| 2010s | 15,120 | #194 |
| 2020–25 | 8,501 | #213 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
74.6% of babies named Arabella from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Arabella is most popular
The index compares Arabella's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Arabella.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 1.99× | 678 |
| Florida | 1.79× | 1,703 |
| Colorado | 1.61× | 524 |
| Texas | 1.58× | 3,264 |
| Tennessee | 1.29× | 713 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Arabella and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Arabella (this page) | 27,505 | 2017 |
| Aribella | 1,352 | 2018 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Arabella's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Arabella.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Arabella (2017).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data