Arabelle
Feminine · “lovable”
Arabelle is Arabella with a French ending, and the medieval original was probably Amabel — lovable — misread by a scribe.
How old is the name Arabelle?
Arabelle first appears in US birth records in 1893 — 132 years ago. The typical Arabelle is a kid of about 10 — this name's wave is very recent. About 1,900 people named Arabelle are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Arabelle most popular?
Arabelle peaked in 1893, reaching #1277 nationally. Today it ranks #2036, 759 places below that high. See the whole 1893 chart.
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Where it comes from
From amabilis to Arabelle
The story of Arabelle
Arabella first appears in twelfth-century Scotland, most likely as a written variation of Amabel that stuck. Arabella Stuart had a claim to the English throne and died in the Tower. The -belle spelling is a French-influenced modern variant. It appears in American records in current use.
Meaningscholars disagree
lovable; yielding to prayer
Two readings. The likeliest is a Scottish medieval alteration of Amabel, from the Latin amabilis, 'lovable'. A second treats it as the Latin orabilis, 'yielding to prayer'. The -belle ending was later reinterpreted as the French for beautiful. None is fully settled.
How the name formed
- amabilis
- Amabel
- Arabella
- Arabelle
Related forms: Arabella · Arabelle · Arabella
Pronouncing Arabelle
AIR-uh-bel
Three syllables, stress on the first. Arabella has four with the stress on the third.
Nicknames for Arabelle
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1893
- Most girls named
- 2017147 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1277reached in 1893
- Change vs 2024
- +4.5%93 in 2025, from 89
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Arabelle in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Arabella in English — related form
- Arabelle in French — same name
- Arabella in Italian — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas, Florida.
Arabelles among us
people named Arabelle are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 17,282 born in 2025 was named Arabelle
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Arabelle sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Arabelle is headed
Arabelle should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Arabelle beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Arabelle in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- That a scribal slip may have created the whole name is a genuinely good history.
- Bella and Ara are two short forms, both with real use.
- The end-stressed -belle gives it a crisper finish than Arabella.
- Arabella is far commoner and is stressed differently.
- The origin is genuinely unsettled between two Latin roots.
- It will need spelling out every time.
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Frequently asked
- How many Arabelles are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,900 people named Arabelle are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Arabelle in 2025?
- Arabelle ranks #2036 among US girl names in 2025, with 93 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Arabelle?
- About 1 in every 17,282 US girls born in 2025 was named Arabelle — 93 in all.
- Will my child share the name Arabelle with classmates?
- Arabelle will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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