Given name
Arabel
“an answered prayer; beautiful altar”
Arabel is a variant of Arabella. One Latin interpretation is “an answered prayer; beautiful altar.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Arabel is a variant of Arabella. One Latin interpretation is “an answered prayer; beautiful altar.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Arabel is a variant of Arabella. A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Arabel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 173
- 0 boys · 173 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #13,355 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −3%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,355 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 2.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 16 in 2015. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 241 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Arabel’s family of names
Arabel has a related form in Arabella.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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