How Many People Are Named Arabella?
An estimated 25,633 people in the United States have the first name Arabella. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Arabella peaked in popularity in 2014 with 1,912 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Arabella as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Arabella paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Arabella is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 11, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
25,633
About 1 in 13,372 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2014
1,912 births
Total Registered
26,512
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Arabella
Arabella is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 26,512 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Arabella as a female name
Ranked #206 in 2024
1,476 female births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (1,912 births)
Arabella: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Arabella span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 15,114 babies were registered. While Arabella is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Arabella by Decade
How has Arabella tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Arabella by State
Birth registrations for Arabella span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Wyoming, Vermont, Alaska. On average, about 492 Arabellas were registered per state.
Arabella + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Arabella as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Arabella
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Arabella: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Arabella?
We estimate approximately 25,633 people named Arabella are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 13,372 Americans share this first name.
Is Arabella a common name?
Arabella is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 26,512 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Arabella most popular?
Arabella reached peak popularity in 2014, when 1,912 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Arabella is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Arabella a female name?
Arabella is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Arabella Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Arabella Smith, Arabella Johnson, Arabella Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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