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 2012
- 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#96 · 1 in 367
- Montana#98 · 1 in 305
- Maine#104 · 1 in 366
- New Hampshire#157 · 1 in 531
- Nebraska#166 · 1 in 554
Best ever in a state: #54 in West Virginia, 2021.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #96 | 18 | 1 in 367 |
| Montana | #98 | 9 | 1 in 305 |
| Maine | #104 | 10 | 1 in 366 |
| New Hampshire | #157 | 7 | 1 in 531 |
| Nebraska | #166 | 14 | 1 in 554 |
| Florida | #172 | 94 | 1 in 847 |
| Colorado | #175 | 31 | 1 in 723 |
| Alaska | #177 | 5 | 1 in 460 |
| Delaware | #186 | 5 | 1 in 531 |
| Louisiana | #187 | 24 | 1 in 821 |
| Missouri | #187 | 34 | 1 in 792 |
| Iowa | #188 | 18 | 1 in 696 |
| Indiana | #191 | 37 | 1 in 812 |
| Pennsylvania | #199 | 58 | 1 in 910 |
| Virginia | #201 | 40 | 1 in 910 |
| South Dakota | #206 | 5 | 1 in 597 |
| Oklahoma | #208 | 20 | 1 in 824 |
| Ohio | #211 | 56 | 1 in 921 |
| Wisconsin | #211 | 26 | 1 in 886 |
| Texas | #213 | 148 | 1 in 1,070 |
| Nevada | #217 | 12 | 1 in 860 |
| Kentucky | #223 | 20 | 1 in 907 |
| New Mexico | #227 | 9 | 1 in 787 |
| Tennessee | #236 | 29 | 1 in 1,030 |
| Kansas | #239 | 14 | 1 in 940 |
| Idaho | #240 | 8 | 1 in 795 |
| Michigan | #241 | 39 | 1 in 1,056 |
| Georgia | #251 | 40 | 1 in 1,183 |
| Arkansas | #256 | 12 | 1 in 949 |
| Washington | #256 | 28 | 1 in 1,088 |
| Illinois | #272 | 48 | 1 in 1,224 |
| Maryland | #280 | 20 | 1 in 1,205 |
| California | #294 | 145 | 1 in 1,442 |
| South Carolina | #303 | 14 | 1 in 1,245 |
| Oregon | #308 | 12 | 1 in 1,237 |
| Alabama | #312 | 15 | 1 in 1,231 |
| North Carolina | #318 | 31 | 1 in 1,418 |
| Minnesota | #320 | 17 | 1 in 1,413 |
| New York | #332 | 55 | 1 in 1,678 |
| Mississippi | #340 | 8 | 1 in 1,330 |
| New Jersey | #369 | 21 | 1 in 1,739 |
| Arizona | #387 | 18 | 1 in 1,721 |
| Connecticut | #423 | 6 | 1 in 1,951 |
| Massachusetts | #449 | 11 | 1 in 2,312 |
| Utah | #502 | 8 | 1 in 2,238 |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| 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
- 7 spots since 2024 (#206 → #213)
- 11 spots since 2020 (#202 → #213)
- 19 spots since 2015 (#194 → #213)
- Biggest jump: 366 spots in 1885 (#1,024 → #658)
- Biggest drop: 335 spots in 1886 (#658 → #993)
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.
Arabella in 2012
girls
#244
1,315 births · 1 in 1,339 girls
Top girls' names in 2012
More about 2012
girls
1,761,053 girls got a published name in 2012; 1 in 1,339 of them was named Arabella, which outranked 98.8% of the 19,534 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Arabella
Biggest movers since 2011
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.