Given name
Arabela
“an answered prayer; beautiful altar”
Arabela is a variant of Arabella. One Latin interpretation is “an answered prayer; beautiful altar.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Arabela 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
Arabela 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 1945. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Arabela through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 173
- 0 boys · 173 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,414 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +76%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,414 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 15 in 2012. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 295 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.
Arabela’s family of names
Arabela has a related form in Arabella. In Polish usage, Arabela has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Arabella.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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