How popular is the name Arabella?

Arabella ranks 781st among girls' names in US records, with 26,518 births since 1881. Over the past decade it accounts for 15,643.

Is Arabella a unisex name?

No. Arabella is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2014, when 1,912 children were given the name. It has been in use for 144 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#781 of girl names

Pronounced AE2 R AH0 B EH1 L AH0 (ARPABET)

Arabella is a girls' name, and first appears in 1881. It has been given to 26,518 children — the 781st most common girls' name on record.

It is gaining, with the past decade running 75% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2014, when 1,912 children were given it.

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Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Arabella?: Arabella ranks 781st among girls' names in US records, with 26,518 births since 1881. Over the past decade it accounts for 15,643.
Is Arabella a unisex name?: No. Arabella is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Arabella most popular?: 2014, when 1,912 children were given the name. It has been in use for 144 years and is still recorded as of 2024.