US rank #4379 Girls' name Peak 2024 473 births

Arella — #4379 US girls' name

473 babies named Arella in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51980s51990s232000s1482010s1862020s106
#4379
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 75% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Arella was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

32 babies were named Arella in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arella

The Social Security Administration has registered 473 babies named Arella between 1918 and 2024, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arella currently holds the #4379 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arella performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 186 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Arella shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 25 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Arella in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arella 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 473 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.

Arella at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

473

Since 1918

107 years of records

Peak year

2024

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,379

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1918

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2024

Arella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1918

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
32
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
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Arella by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
186 births that decade — 39% of Arella's all-time total
1910s51980s51990s232000s1482010s1862020s106

Arella by state

Where Arella concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Arella
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
25 5.3%
#2 Texas
21 4.4%
California share of Arella's total US births 5.3%
Even split

25 of 473 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arella?
473 babies have been named Arella since 1918. It currently ranks #4379 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 32 births.
When was Arella most popular?
Arella was most popular in the 2010s decade with 186 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Arella most popular?
The top states for the name Arella are California (25 births), Texas (21 births).
How long has the name Arella been used?
Arella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 107 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Arella?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arely, Areli, Aretha, Aretta, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1918–2024 (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.