Arabella
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning yielding to prayer; beautiful altar.
How Arabella has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #194 |
| 2016 | #187 |
| 2017 | #157 |
| 2018 | #174 |
| 2019 | #194 |
| 2020 | #202 |
| 2021 | #195 |
| 2022 | #231 |
| 2023 | #227 |
| 2024 | #206 |
| 2025 | #213 |
Arabella by the numbers
In 2025, 1,368 babies in England and Wales were named Arabella. In the US, 1,875 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 1,902 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Names that come from Arabella
Forms of Arabella in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Arabella-Graceyielding to prayer and divine favor; a form of Arabella10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Arabelyielding to prayer; a form of Arabella7 in the US (2017)
- Arabella-Raeyielding to prayer; compound of Arabella and Rae6 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Arabella. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Anabellalovable grace; a form of annabel244 in the US (2017)
- Arabelleyielding to prayer; a form of Arabella145 in the US (2017)
- Aribellayielding to prayer; a form of Arabella80 in the US (2017)
- Arrabellayielding to prayer; a form of Arabella8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Arabelayielding to prayer; a form of Arabella6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amabellalovable; a form of Amabel7 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Arabella
Names that are said the same way as Arabella, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean beauty
Like Arabella, each of these has beauty in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
- Bellabeautiful; a diminutive of Isabella4,616 in the US (2017)
- Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mackenzieson of the fair one; surname used as given name2,976 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Annabellegrace and beauty combined form2,601 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Arabella
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