Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Arbella isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1908. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Arbella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 82
- 0 boys · 82 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −28%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 2012. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 163 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.
Arbella’s family of names
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Arbella
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Arbella, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Ariella
“a lioness of God” · “a lion of God”
>99% girls
Alayna
“beautiful and fair woman; dear child”
>99% girls
Alaina
“beautiful and fair woman; dear child”
>99% girls
Makayla
“who is like God?”
>99% girls
Daniella
“God is my judge”
>99% girls
Gabriella
“man of God” · “a hero of God”
>99% girls
Arianna
“resembling silver” · “one who is holy”
>99% girls
Aliyah
Aliyah is used as a given name. One Arabic interpretation is “an ascender; one having the highest social standing.”
>99% girls