Feminine dossier · first seen 1881

Arabella

Stable Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
2014
Peak births
1,914
Current vitality
Healthy
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1881Peak 20142025
peak 2014 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020

Quick answers about Arabella

How many people are named Arabella?

An estimated 27,086 living Americans are named Arabella.

How rare is Arabella?

Arabella is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 1,423 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 25.7% from its 2014 peak.

How old is the typical Arabella?

The median age of a living American named Arabella is approximately 9 years, with most bearers falling between 5 and 13 years old.

Is Arabella still popular?

Yes. Arabella is holding steady, with 1,423 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.

Where is Arabella most common?

Arabella has its strongest geographic signal in West Virginia, where it appeared 3.0× more often than the national baseline in the 2020s.

Peak year
2014
Decline from peak
25.7%
2025
1,423
All-time
27,957
Where it lives now

Arabella is most concentrated in West Virginia — about 3.0× the national rate in the 2020s. It also runs high in New Mexico.

States where Arabella is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.

Alabama: near or below the national rate AL Alaska: near or below the national rate AK Arizona: near or below the national rate AZ Arkansas: near or below the national rate AR California: near or below the national rate CA Colorado: near or below the national rate CO Connecticut: near or below the national rate CT Delaware: near or below the national rate DE District of Columbia: near or below the national rate DC Florida: near or below the national rate FL Georgia: near or below the national rate GA Hawaii: near or below the national rate HI Idaho: near or below the national rate ID Illinois: near or below the national rate IL Indiana: near or below the national rate IN Iowa: near or below the national rate IA Kansas: near or below the national rate KS Kentucky: near or below the national rate KY Louisiana: near or below the national rate LA Maine: near or below the national rate ME Maryland: near or below the national rate MD Massachusetts: near or below the national rate MA Michigan: near or below the national rate MI Minnesota: near or below the national rate MN Mississippi: near or below the national rate MS Missouri: near or below the national rate MO Montana: near or below the national rate MT Nebraska: near or below the national rate NE Nevada: near or below the national rate NV New Hampshire: near or below the national rate NH New Jersey: near or below the national rate NJ New Mexico: 2.5× the national rate NM New York: near or below the national rate NY North Carolina: near or below the national rate NC North Dakota: near or below the national rate ND Ohio: near or below the national rate OH Oklahoma: near or below the national rate OK Oregon: near or below the national rate OR Pennsylvania: near or below the national rate PA Rhode Island: near or below the national rate RI South Carolina: near or below the national rate SC South Dakota: near or below the national rate SD Tennessee: near or below the national rate TN Texas: near or below the national rate TX Utah: near or below the national rate UT Vermont: near or below the national rate VT Virginia: near or below the national rate VA Washington: near or below the national rate WA West Virginia: 3.0× the national rate WV Wisconsin: near or below the national rate WI Wyoming: near or below the national rate WY