Arabella
- #213 for girls in 2025, 1,423 births
- Peak · girls
- 2017 · 1,890 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 27,957since 1881
Arabella over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Arabella has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | |
|---|---|---|
| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #213 | 1,423 |
| 2024 | #206 | 1,482 |
| 2023 | #225 | 1,322 |
| 2022 | #231 | 1,314 |
| 2021 | #195 | 1,521 |
| 2020 | #202 | 1,439 |
| 2019 | #194 | 1,545 |
| 2018 | #172 | 1,706 |
| 2017 | #156 | 1,890 |
| 2016 | #187 | 1,748 |
| 2015 | #194 | 1,689 |
| 2014 | #174 | 1,914 |
| 2013 | #209 | 1,533 |
| 2012 | #244 | 1,315 |
| 2011 | #333 | 946 |
| 2010 | #383 | 834 |
| 2009 | #448 | 705 |
| 2008 | #655 | 467 |
| 2007 | #648 | 457 |
| 2006 | #643 | 447 |
| 2005 | #796 | 326 |
| 2004 | #1,075 | 215 |
| 2003 | #1,257 | 166 |
| 2002 | #1,394 | 138 |
| 2001 | #1,833 | 96 |
| 2000 | #1,869 | 91 |
| 1999 | #2,471 | 58 |
| 1998 | #2,124 | 68 |
| 1997 | #2,874 | 42 |
| 1996 | #4,184 | 25 |
| 1995 | #3,357 | 33 |
| 1994 | #4,845 | 20 |
| 1993 | #4,671 | 21 |
| 1992 | #5,718 | 16 |
| 1991 | #7,987 | 10 |
| 1990 | #6,867 | 12 |
| 1989 | — | |
| 1988 | #10,386 | 6 |
| 1987 | — | |
| 1986 | #9,545 | 6 |
| 1985 | #6,457 | 10 |
| 1984 | — | |
| 1983 | #8,047 | 7 |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 |
| 1981 | #6,323 | 10 |
| 1980 | — | |
| 1979 | #6,696 | 9 |
| 1978 | #8,562 | 6 |
| 1977 | #7,567 | 7 |
| 1976 | #8,156 | 6 |
| 1975 | — | |
| 1974 | — | |
| 1973 | — | |
| 1972 | #5,109 | 10 |
| 1971 | #5,543 | 9 |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 |
| 1969 | #6,617 | 6 |
| 1968 | #5,642 | 7 |
| 1967 | #4,053 | 11 |
| 1966 | #4,866 | 8 |
| 1965 | #5,289 | 7 |
| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 |
| 1963 | #5,296 | 7 |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 |
| 1961 | #5,851 | 6 |
| 1960 | #5,696 | 6 |
| 1959 | — | |
| 1958 | #4,890 | 7 |
| 1957 | #4,536 | 8 |
| 1956 | #4,837 | 7 |
| 1955 | #4,376 | 8 |
| 1954 | #4,278 | 8 |
| 1953 | #3,480 | 11 |
| 1952 | #3,372 | 11 |
| 1951 | #4,833 | 6 |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 |
| 1949 | #4,235 | 7 |
| 1948 | #3,593 | 9 |
| 1947 | #4,007 | 8 |
| 1946 | #4,417 | 6 |
| 1945 | — | |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 |
| 1943 | #3,801 | 7 |
| 1942 | #3,444 | 8 |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 |
| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 |
| 1939 | #2,922 | 9 |
| 1938 | #2,579 | 11 |
| 1937 | #3,146 | 8 |
| 1936 | #2,386 | 12 |
| 1935 | #2,731 | 10 |
| 1934 | #3,449 | 7 |
| 1933 | #2,868 | 9 |
| 1932 | #3,274 | 8 |
| 1931 | #2,307 | 13 |
| 1930 | #3,345 | 8 |
| 1929 | #2,301 | 14 |
| 1928 | #1,897 | 20 |
| 1927 | #3,053 | 10 |
| 1926 | #2,257 | 16 |
| 1925 | #2,283 | 16 |
| 1924 | #2,212 | 17 |
| 1923 | #2,264 | 16 |
| 1922 | #1,957 | 20 |
| 1921 | #2,378 | 15 |
| 1920 | #1,816 | 22 |
| 1919 | #1,745 | 22 |
| 1918 | #2,029 | 18 |
| 1917 | #1,847 | 19 |
| 1916 | #2,246 | 14 |
| 1915 | #1,622 | 21 |
| 1914 | #1,303 | 23 |
| 1913 | #1,465 | 16 |
| 1912 | #1,981 | 9 |
| 1911 | #1,241 | 14 |
| 1910 | #1,421 | 11 |
| 1909 | #1,607 | 8 |
| 1908 | #1,084 | 14 |
| 1907 | #1,639 | 7 |
| 1906 | #1,951 | 5 |
| 1905 | #1,298 | 9 |
| 1904 | #1,092 | 11 |
| 1903 | #1,318 | 8 |
| 1902 | #1,438 | 7 |
| 1901 | #1,136 | 9 |
| 1900 | #1,561 | 7 |
| 1899 | #1,181 | 8 |
| 1898 | #1,379 | 7 |
| 1897 | #1,385 | 6 |
| 1896 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,053 | 10 |
| 1894 | #1,061 | 9 |
| 1893 | #955 | 10 |
| 1892 | #1,278 | 6 |
| 1891 | #1,213 | 6 |
| 1890 | — | |
| 1889 | — | |
| 1888 | #753 | 12 |
| 1887 | #937 | 7 |
| 1886 | #993 | 6 |
| 1885 | #658 | 11 |
| 1884 | #1,024 | 5 |
| 1883 | — | |
| 1882 | — | |
| 1881 | #679 | 7 |
| 1880 | — | |
First appearance
1881
The first year at least five girls were named Arabella! It came in at #679, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1882–1884, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Arabella is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- West Virginia#73 · 1 in 282
- Nevada#85 · 1 in 383
- New Mexico#111 · 1 in 389
- Maine#116 · 1 in 346
- Alaska#134 · 1 in 331
Best ever in a state: #54 in West Virginia, 2021.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #73 | 18 | 1 in 282 |
| Nevada | #85 | 24 | 1 in 383 |
| New Mexico | #111 | 12 | 1 in 389 |
| Maine | #116 | 9 | 1 in 346 |
| Alaska | #134 | 5 | 1 in 331 |
| Kentucky | #138 | 32 | 1 in 539 |
| Rhode Island | #150 | 6 | 1 in 409 |
| Arizona | #151 | 42 | 1 in 672 |
| Florida | #164 | 107 | 1 in 811 |
| Texas | #164 | 197 | 1 in 815 |
| Delaware | #167 | 5 | 1 in 451 |
| Hawaii | #168 | 5 | 1 in 429 |
| California | #171 | 186 | 1 in 869 |
| Arkansas | #176 | 17 | 1 in 623 |
| Louisiana | #181 | 23 | 1 in 712 |
| Alabama | #190 | 23 | 1 in 796 |
| New Hampshire | #205 | 6 | 1 in 633 |
| New Jersey | #205 | 40 | 1 in 888 |
| Pennsylvania | #210 | 53 | 1 in 881 |
| North Carolina | #223 | 48 | 1 in 968 |
| Indiana | #226 | 31 | 1 in 900 |
| Missouri | #228 | 27 | 1 in 900 |
| Georgia | #232 | 45 | 1 in 1,005 |
| Tennessee | #237 | 33 | 1 in 972 |
| Ohio | #241 | 46 | 1 in 1,028 |
| Oregon | #243 | 15 | 1 in 870 |
| Michigan | #253 | 36 | 1 in 993 |
| New York | #255 | 67 | 1 in 1,169 |
| Virginia | #255 | 32 | 1 in 1,054 |
| Illinois | #256 | 41 | 1 in 1,081 |
| South Carolina | #265 | 19 | 1 in 963 |
| Iowa | #275 | 12 | 1 in 981 |
| Oklahoma | #296 | 14 | 1 in 1,056 |
| Wisconsin | #296 | 18 | 1 in 1,125 |
| Washington | #313 | 23 | 1 in 1,255 |
| Kansas | #324 | 10 | 1 in 1,181 |
| Maryland | #327 | 16 | 1 in 1,249 |
| Mississippi | #341 | 8 | 1 in 1,113 |
| Colorado | #370 | 16 | 1 in 1,458 |
| Connecticut | #393 | 7 | 1 in 1,643 |
| Minnesota | #422 | 12 | 1 in 1,790 |
| Massachusetts | #481 | 11 | 1 in 2,185 |
| Utah | #704 | 5 | 1 in 3,415 |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Arabella
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 11 spots since 2020 (#202 → #213)
- Biggest jump: 366 spots in 1885
- Biggest drop: 335 spots in 1886
Rise & fade · girls
136 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 2017 at #156 (1,890 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 27 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 27 yrs · run 2005–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 913
- Highest: 1 in 913 girls born in 2017 were named Arabella (0.11%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,129 girls born in 2025 (0.09%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 54.1% of all girls named Arabella (15,120) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 48 | #658 (1885) | #841 |
| 1890s | 62 | #955 (1893) | #1,188 |
| 1900s | 85 | #1,084 (1908) | #1,412 |
| 1910s | 167 | #1,241 (1911) | #1,690 |
| 1920s | 166 | #1,816 (1920) | #2,242 |
| 1930s | 95 | #2,307 (1931) | #2,901 |
| 1940s | 62 | #3,444 (1942) | #3,988 |
| 1950s | 72 | #3,372 (1952) | #4,371 |
| 1960s | 69 | #4,053 (1967) | #5,590 |
| 1970s | 52 | #5,109 (1972) | #7,090 |
| 1980s | 45 | #6,323 (1981) | #8,333 |
| 1990s | 305 | #2,124 (1998) | #4,510 |
| 2000s | 3,108 | #448 (2009) | #1,062 |
| 2010s | 15,120 | #156 (2017) | #225 |
| 2020s | 8,501 | #195 (2021) | #212 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Want to check a specific year?
See where Arabella ranked and which names it was up against. Click a point on the chart, or pick a year: