Arabella

Meaning: Uncertain; possibly yielding to prayer
Origin: Latin — Possibly from orabilis, or a variant of Annabel

Nicknames: Bella

Girl's name · #213 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Arabella reached its best rank, #156, in 2017 and ranked #213 in 2025. Roughly 28,000 girls have been named Arabella since 1881.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 45 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#22 in England & Wales (2025) · #42 in Scotland (2025) · #78 in New Zealand (2025) · #87 in N. Ireland (2025) · #96 in Ireland (2025) · #450 in Canada (2025) · #1,456 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,937 in Ecuador (2025) · #3,133 in Italy (2024) · #3,725 in France (2025) · #8 in Estonia (2024) · #612 in Poland (2024) and 3 more.

Famous Arabellas

Arabella Stanton — English actress (born 2014)
Arabella Weir — Scottish author, actress (born 1957)
Arabella Churchill — Mistress of James II of England and VII of Scotland (1648–1730)
Arabella Bob Churchill — English festival co-founder (1949–2007)
Arabella Huntington — American art collector (1850 or 1851–1924)

In stories & tradition

Arabella Figg — Harry Potter (film series)
Arabella Pott^nl — Jommeke (comics)
Arabella — Operatic character in the opera Arabella by Richard Strauss

What Arabellas become

Among 74 notable people named Arabella:

Entertainers appear 2.35× more often than among typical names — e.g. Arabella Stanton, English actress (born 2014).

Spellings & nicknames

About 2,700 girls a year are given Bella as their full name.

Similar names: Remi · Harmony · Izabella · Adaline · Annabella · Bella

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