Fun Facts About the Name Arabell
- 188 babies named Arabell: U.S. records list 188 babies given the name Arabell from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Arabell Mean?
Arabell is a variant spelling of Arabella, and its meaning is not settled. The most common explanation treats it as a Latinized form of the older name Annabel (or Amabel), from the Latin amabilis, meaning "lovable." A second explanation derives it from the Latin orabilis, "entreatable" or "yielding to prayer." A third, less widely accepted reading splits it into Latin ara, "altar," plus bella, "beautiful," yielding "beautiful altar." Because no surviving record confirms which source came first, the etymology is best described as disputed rather than fixed.
Arabell Name History & Origins
The shorter form Arabell follows the more common Arabella, which came into use in Britain by the sixteenth century. The name is recorded in both Scotland and England, and it belonged to Lady Arabella Stuart (1575 - 1615), a cousin of King James I. Whether the Scottish use developed from Annabel or from a Latin source with a different origin is not resolved. Dropping the final -a produced shorter spellings such as Arabel, Arabell, and Arabelle, with the double l ending likely influenced by names like Isabel and Annabel.
How Popular is the Name Arabell?
Arabell has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2023. Its best rank was #1,504 in 1894.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,929 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #8,466 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #3,984 | 37 | 0.0023% |
| 2022 | #9,734 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #12,335 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #11,742 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #8,947 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #11,942 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #9,597 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #9,086 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1940 | #4,394 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1938 | #4,369 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1928 | #4,215 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1926 | #4,332 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1923 | #5,006 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1922 | #3,680 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1918 | #3,535 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1917 | #4,632 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1903 | #1,808 | 5 | 0.0019% |
| 1894 | #1,504 | 5 | 0.0022% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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