Arbell
Arbell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Lucy Arbell (1878–1947), French mezzo-soprano Michal Arbell-Tor, Israeli literature researcher and academic
Meaning & Origin of Arbell
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Arbell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Lucy Arbell (1878–1947), French mezzo-soprano Michal Arbell-Tor, Israeli literature researcher and academic
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The Story of Arbell
Arbell first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1910, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 10 Arbells were born — ranking #3,164 that year. As of 2026, Arbell ranks #4,204 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 61 Arbells have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Arbell
Arbell is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1910 and has accumulated 61 births in the dataset. Arbell's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #3,164. Use the chart and map above to compare Arbell's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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