Total births
47
Girls' name · since 2012
Arabellah
Arabellah has 47 recorded births since 2012 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16869
- among girls today
- 47
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 5%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Arabellah is the #16869 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 47 recorded since 2012.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arabellah has been recorded 47 times among girls since 2012, currently ranked #16869 nationally and more common than 5% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2024.
- #16869 among girls today
- 47 born since 2012
- 2010s peak decade
- 5% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Arabellah is currently the #16869 girls' name in America, more common than 5% of girls - 47 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16869
- among girls today
- 47
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 5%
- more common than other girls
Arabellah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16869
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 5% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
72% of everyone ever named Arabellah was born in this single decade.
2016
Single peak year
9 babies were named Arabellah in 2016 - its busiest year on record.
How Arabellah compares
47 14th percentile among 17,726 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
Arabellah's all-time total is 88% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arabellah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 47 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 48 | 19,840 |
Arabellah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arabellah's full recorded timeline at 2016, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2024, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arabellah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2016
Current rank
#16,869
Active since
2012
Arabellah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2024
- Peak year (2016)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Arabellah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Arabellah's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Arabellah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
34 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 34 births (72% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Arabellah? ▼
Arabellah has been given to 47 babies in the U.S. since 2012, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #16869 as of the latest data. 9 babies were born in 2016, its single highest year.
When was Arabellah most popular? ▼
Arabellah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Arabellah been used? ▼
Records for Arabellah go back to 2012, giving 13 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Arabellah? ▼
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.
What to do with Arabellah's data
- Arabellah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (34 total births) through the 2020s (13) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Arabellah
Nearby Names Like Arabellah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Arabellah
Arabella Girl
#207 27,957 births
Araceli Girl
#728 20,268 births
Aracely Girl
#1320 9,906 births
Araya Girl
#1081 4,188 births
Ara Girl
#3122 3,565 births
Compare Arabellah side by side: Arabellah vs Arabella Arabellah vs Araceli Arabellah vs Aracely
Related Names
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2012–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Arabellah: #16869 Girls' Name - 47 Births, Peak 2016." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/arabellah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Arabellah 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 June 2026.