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Arabel

100% girls · 6 born in 2025

Arabel has been given to about 173 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2015, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 162
Median age today11 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Arabel per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2015 · 16
  • Born in 20256
  • All time173

How popular is Arabel?

Its best year was 2015, when 16 babies were given the name, ranking 7313th. The typical living American called Arabel is about 11 years old today.

Names that sound like Arabel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Anabel0.88
  2. Annabel0.85
  3. Annabell0.77
  4. Maribel0.74
  5. Arabella0.73
  6. Mabel0.70
  7. Isabel0.70
  8. Ariel0.70

Middle names for Arabel

Ranked by flow score
  1. Arabel Rose0.83
  2. Arabel Marie0.83
  3. Arabel Grace0.83
  4. Arabel Eve0.83
  5. Arabel Jane0.83
  6. Arabel June0.82

Sibling names for Arabel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bodebrother · 0.79
  2. Neriahsister · 0.79
  3. Bryerbrother · 0.77
  4. Fisherbrother · 0.77
  5. Maddeneither · 0.77
  6. Elinasister · 0.77

Where Arabel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Arabel White0.78
    2. Arabel Nguyen0.78
    3. Arabel Moore0.78
    4. Arabel Hill0.78
    5. Arabel Hall0.78
    6. Arabel Brown0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Arabel

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.