Girls' name · since 1936
Arbadella
Since 1936, U.S. Social Security records show 66 babies named Arbadella, peaking in 1937. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,722 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 66
- born since 1936
- 1930s
- peak decade
Arbadella sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 66 recorded since 1936.
Arbadella has 66 recorded births among girls since 1936, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 1940.
- #31,722 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 66 born since 1936
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arbadella ranks #31,722 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 66 born since 1936, peaking in the 1930s.
- #31,722 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 66
- born since 1936
- 1930s
- peak decade
Arbadella's 66 recorded births place it above 55.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Arbadella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arbadella's full recorded timeline at 1938, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1936, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1937 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arbadella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1940
- Peak year (1937)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Arbadella by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (58 births, 88% of the file).
1930s was Arbadella's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 88% of all-time use.
Arbadella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
58 births
- 1940s 8
1940s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 58 births (88% of all-time use).
Arbadella by state
Where Arbadella concentrates geographically, total births since 1936
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 5 | 7.6% |
5 of 66 births nationwide.
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What to do with Arbadella's data
- Arbadella's decade-level peak was the 1930s (58 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Arbadellas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Arbadella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1937)
Similar record span (~4 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, 1936–1940 (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 Arbadella 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.