Arabelle is a French-styled spelling of Arabella, a name that arose in medieval Scotland and is usually explained as a form of Annabel or as the Latin orabilis, "yielding to prayer" or "invokable". The -belle ending links it to Annabelle and Isabelle, which explains its appeal to American parents. Arabelle peaked at number 1505 in 2017, dipped to number 2366 in 2021 and ranks number 2037 in 2025.