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Arabela

100% girls · 12 born in 2025

Arabela has been given to about 173 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2012, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables4
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 170
Median age today12 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Arabela per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2012 · 15
  • Born in 202512
  • All time173
  • England & Wales, 20256

How popular is Arabela?

Its best year was 2012, when 15 babies were given the name, ranking 7850th. The typical living American called Arabela is about 12 years old today.

Names that sound like Arabela

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Arabella0.97
  2. Anabella0.87
  3. Annabella0.85
  4. Isabella0.73
  5. Isabela0.75
  6. Izabella0.73
  7. Ariella0.72
  8. Graciela0.68

Middle names for Arabela

Ranked by flow score
  1. Arabela Rose0.81
  2. Arabela Louise0.81
  3. Arabela June0.80
  4. Arabela Pearl0.80
  5. Arabela Quinn0.80
  6. Arabela Nell0.80

Sibling names for Arabela

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bodebrother · 0.79
  2. Neriahsister · 0.79
  3. Hazielbrother · 0.78
  4. Bryerbrother · 0.78
  5. Maddeneither · 0.77
  6. Elinasister · 0.76

Where Arabela is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Arabela White0.76
    2. Arabela Reyes0.76
    3. Arabela Nguyen0.76
    4. Arabela Moore0.76
    5. Arabela Lee0.76
    6. Arabela Hill0.76

    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 Arabela

    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.