Arabella

Arabella: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “yielding to prayer”
Origin: Latin
Say it: air-uh-BEL-uh · 4 syllables
Used for: Girls

Arabella is probably a medieval Latinized form related to Orabilis, meaning yielding to prayer. It was used in Britain from at least the 16th century.

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How popular is Arabella?

2024443 per million US babies

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Babies named Arabella in 20241,476

2024 rank#206 girls

Peak year2017

Total US babies since 188026,512

Arabella has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Arabella

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Novanew · Latin

Arabella questions

What does the name Arabella mean?

Arabella means "yielding to prayer". It comes from Latin. Arabella is probably a medieval Latinized form related to Orabilis, meaning yielding to prayer. It was used in Britain from at least the 16th century.

Is Arabella a boy or girl name?

Arabella is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Arabella?

1,476 US babies were named Arabella in 2024. Its peak year was 2017.

How do you pronounce Arabella?

Arabella is usually pronounced air-uh-BEL-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.