US rank #15508 Girls' name Peak 2012 161 births

Arabela — #15508 US girls' name

161 babies named Arabela in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s52000s352010s842020s37
#15508
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 12% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Arabela was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

15 babies were named Arabela in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arabela

The Social Security Administration has registered 161 babies named Arabela between 1945 and 2024, spanning 80 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arabela currently holds the #15508 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arabela performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Arabela shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Arabela in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arabela in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 161 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Arabela at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

161

Since 1945

80 years of records

Peak year

2012

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#15,508

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1945

Recorded for 80 years

Last year on file: 2024

Arabela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1945

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
15
Annual births at peak — across 80 years of records
05101520 2024202120172014201120081945 5

Arabela by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
84 births that decade — 52% of Arabela's all-time total
1940s52000s352010s842020s37

Arabela by state

Where Arabela concentrates geographically — total births since 1945

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Arabela
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 3.1%
Texas share of Arabela's total US births 3.1%

5 of 161 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arabela?
161 babies have been named Arabela since 1945. It currently ranks #15508 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 15 births.
When was Arabela most popular?
Arabela was most popular in the 2010s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Arabela most popular?
The top states for the name Arabela are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Arabela been used?
Arabela has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 80 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Arabela?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arabella, Araceli, Aracely, Araya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1945–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.