Name Comparison

Compare two spellings across the same available national years. The comparison keeps female and male SSA categories separate.

Arabella vs. Bella

YearCategoryArabellaBella
2025Girls#213 · 1,423 births#136 · 2,129 births
2024Girls#206 · 1,482 births#109 · 2,479 births
2023Girls#225 · 1,322 births#104 · 2,566 births
2022Girls#231 · 1,314 births#85 · 2,915 births
2021Girls#195 · 1,521 births#73 · 3,369 births
2020Girls#202 · 1,439 births#63 · 3,649 births
2019Girls#194 · 1,545 births#50 · 4,399 births
2019BoysNo record#12,145 · 5 births
2018Girls#172 · 1,706 births#48 · 4,578 births
2017Girls#156 · 1,890 births#50 · 4,667 births
2017BoysNo record#10,775 · 6 births
2016Girls#187 · 1,748 births#78 · 3,685 births
2015Girls#194 · 1,689 births#74 · 3,814 births
2014Girls#174 · 1,914 births#70 · 4,107 births
2014BoysNo record#9,642 · 7 births
2013Girls#209 · 1,533 births#58 · 4,190 births
2012Girls#244 · 1,315 births#54 · 4,362 births
2011Girls#333 · 946 births#60 · 4,280 births
2011BoysNo record#8,079 · 9 births
2010Girls#383 · 834 births#48 · 5,136 births
2010BoysNo record#8,803 · 8 births
2009Girls#448 · 705 births#58 · 4,540 births
2009BoysNo record#12,491 · 5 births
2008Girls#655 · 467 births#122 · 2,788 births
2008BoysNo record#12,553 · 5 births
2007Girls#648 · 457 births#157 · 2,260 births
2006Girls#643 · 447 births#181 · 1,959 births
2005Girls#796 · 326 births#208 · 1,664 births
2004Girls#1,075 · 215 births#260 · 1,240 births
2003Girls#1,257 · 166 births#317 · 974 births
2002Girls#1,394 · 138 births#426 · 683 births
2001Girls#1,833 · 96 births#609 · 413 births

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