Given name
Arabell
“an answered prayer; beautiful altar”
Arabell is a variant of Arabella. One Latin interpretation is “an answered prayer; beautiful altar.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Arabell 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
Arabell 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 1894. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Arabell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 188
- 0 boys · 188 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 37 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #7,929 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,929 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Arabell’s family of names
Arabell has a related form in Arabella.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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