Girls' name · since 1894
Arabell
Arabell has 188 recorded births since 1894 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,442 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,903 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 188
- born since 1894
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Arabell is the #7903 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 188 recorded since 1894.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arabell has been recorded 188 times among girls since 1894, currently ranked #7903 nationally and more common than 54% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1894 to 2025.
- #20,442 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,903 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 188 born since 1894
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arabell ranks #20,442 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,903 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 188 born since 1894, peaking in the 2020s.
- #20,442 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,903 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 188
- born since 1894
- 2020s
- peak decade
Arabell's 188 recorded births place it above 71.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Arabell compares
188 36th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Arabell's all-time total is 50% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arabell | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 188 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 21 | 19,840 |
Arabell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arabell's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1894, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 37, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arabell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 132 years of records
Arabell by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (79 births, 42% of the file).
2020s was Arabell's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Arabell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 13
1910s
13 births
- 1920s 25
1920s
25 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
51 births
- 2020s
2020s
79 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 79 births (42% of all-time use).
Arabell by state
Where Arabell concentrates geographically, total births since 1894
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 8 | 4.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 8 | 4.3% |
8 of 188 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Arabell's data
- California records the most Arabells (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arabell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~131 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1894–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Arabell draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.