Recorded 1908–2023 Girls' name Peak 2012 82 births

Arbella — girls' name

82 babies named Arbella in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s61910s51920s172010s292020s25
2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Arbella was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

11 babies were named Arbella in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arbella

The Social Security Administration has registered 82 babies named Arbella between 1908 and 2023, spanning 116 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arbella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arbella performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Arbella shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arbella in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 82 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Arbella at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

82

Since 1908

116 years of records

Peak year

2012

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1908

Recorded for 116 years

Last year on file: 2023

Arbella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1908

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2012)
11
Annual births at peak — across 116 years of records
4681012 2023202120192016192919211908 6

Arbella by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
29 births that decade — 35% of Arbella's all-time total
1900s61910s51920s172010s292020s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arbella?
82 babies have been named Arbella since 1908. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2012 with 11 births.
When was Arbella most popular?
Arbella was most popular in the 2010s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Arbella been used?
Arbella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1908, spanning 116 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Arbella?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arbutus, Arbor, Arbie, Arbadella, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1908–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.