Girls' name · since 1893
Arabelle
2,272 babies named Arabelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1893, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,328 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,037 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,272
- born since 1893
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,272 babies have been named Arabelle since 1893, making it today's #2037 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arabelle has been recorded 2,272 times among girls since 1893, currently ranked #2037 nationally and more common than 88% 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 1893 to 2025.
- #4,328 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,037 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,272 born since 1893
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arabelle ranks #4,328 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,037 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,272 born since 1893, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,328 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,037 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,272
- born since 1893
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arabelle's 2,272 recorded births place it above 94.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Arabelle compares
2,272 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Arabelle's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arabelle | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,272 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 147 | 21 | 19,840 |
Arabelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arabelle splits its recorded history at 1936: 85% of all births land in the more recent half, 15% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1896 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 147 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arabelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 147
- Annual births at peak, across 133 years of records
Arabelle by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,082 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Arabelle's strongest decade.
1,082 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Arabelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 23
1890s
23 births
- 1900s 28
1900s
28 births
- 1910s 130
1910s
130 births
- 1920s 124
1920s
124 births
- 1930s 40
1930s
40 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1990s 30
1990s
30 births
- 2000s 245
2000s
245 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,082 births
- 2020s
2020s
565 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,082 births (48% of all-time use).
How Arabelle 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 Arabelle's total volume
Arabelle by state
Where Arabelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1893
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 224 | 9.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 176 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 88 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 74 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 59 | 2.6% |
| #6 | New York | | 57 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 37 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 22 | 1.0% |
224 of 2,272 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Arabelle appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Arabelle's data
- Arabelle's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,082 total births) through the 2020s (565) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Arabelles (224 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Arabelle
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arabelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~132 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, 1893–2025 (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 Arabelle 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.