Arabella is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Arabella means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Arabella across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Arabella has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Arabella is a girl name of Latin origin meaning “yielding to prayer or lovable”. A medieval name, possibly a form of Amabel.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 27,957 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 11,643 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 537 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 154 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 347 births |
| New Zealand top 100, since 1954 | 87 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Arabella per year, United States (1881 to 2025). United States peaked in 2014 (1,914/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2025 (1,368/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2025 (92/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2025 (51/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2020 (25/yr).
Arabella has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2014, when it ranked #388 nationally (given to 2,389 babies that year).
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