Girls' name · since 1881
Arabella
Arabella has 27,957 recorded births since 1881 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #871 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #213 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 27,957
- born since 1881
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arabella currently ranks #213 among girls' names in America, with 27,957 babies recorded since 1881.
Social Security Administration records show Arabella recorded 27,957 times among girls since 1881, holding rank #213 nationally today, ahead of 99% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2025.
- #871 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #213 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 27,957 born since 1881
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arabella ranks #871 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #213 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 27,957 born since 1881, peaking in the 2010s.
- #871 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #213 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 27,957
- born since 1881
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arabella's 27,957 recorded births place it above 98.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Arabella compares
27,957 Top 5% higher than 95% of 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
Arabella's all-time total is 74x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arabella | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 27,957 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,914 | 21 | 19,840 |
Arabella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arabella's full recorded timeline at 1952, 98% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 2% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1884, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 1,914 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arabella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 1,914
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Arabella by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (15,120 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Arabella's strongest decade.
15,120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Arabella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 48
1880s
48 births
- 1890s 62
1890s
62 births
- 1900s 85
1900s
85 births
- 1910s 167
1910s
167 births
- 1920s 166
1920s
166 births
- 1930s 95
1930s
95 births
- 1940s 62
1940s
62 births
- 1950s 72
1950s
72 births
- 1960s 69
1960s
69 births
- 1970s 52
1970s
52 births
- 1980s 45
1980s
45 births
- 1990s 305
1990s
305 births
- 2000s 3,108
2000s
3,108 births
- 2010s
2010s
15,120 births
- 2020s
2020s
8,501 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 15,120 births (54% of all-time use).
How Arabella compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Arabella's total volume
Arabella by state
Where Arabella concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,327 | 11.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 3,264 | 11.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,703 | 6.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 1,213 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 1,167 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 1,105 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 802 | 2.9% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 779 | 2.8% |
3,327 of 27,957 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Arabella appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Arabella's data
- Arabella's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (15,120 total births) through the 2020s (8,501) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Arabellas (3,327 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 Arabella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1881–2025 (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 Arabella 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.