Arabella

Meaning: Possibly yielding to prayer (etymology uncertain)
Origin: Latin

Nicknames: Bella

Girl's name · #213 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Arabella reached its best rank, #156, in 2017 and ranked #213 in 2025. Roughly 28,000 girls have been named Arabella since 1881.

Across the states

See where Arabella is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 45 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Arabella is especially popular in Estonia.

#22 in England & Wales (2025) · #42 in Scotland (2025) · #78 in New Zealand (2025) · #87 in N. Ireland (2025) · #96 in Ireland (2025) · #1,456 in Switzerland (2025) · #8 in Estonia (2024) · #378 in Canada (2024).

Famous Arabellas

Arabella Stanton — British actress
Arabella Churchill — Mistress of James II of England (1648–1730)
Arabella Kiesbauer — German talk show host
Arabella Elizabeth Roupell — British painter, botanical and scientific illustrator (1817–1914)
Arabella Mansfield — American lawyer and suffragist (1846–1911)

In stories & tradition

Arabella Figg — Harry Potter (film series)
Arabella Pott^nl — Jommeke (comics)
Arabella — Arabella (musical stage work)

What Arabellas become

Among 74 notable people named Arabella:

Entertainers appear 2.35× more often than among typical names — e.g. Arabella Stanton, British actress.

Spellings & nicknames

About 2,700 girls a year are given Bella as their full name.

Similar names: Arabelle · Charlee · Harmony · Bella · Adaline · Annabella

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