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Arabella vs Kendall

Arabella and Kendallcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Arabella was ranked #30 and Kendall #1302 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Arabella was ranked #57 and Kendall #295 among girls in Scotland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Arabella was ranked #96 and Kendall #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2018, Arabella was ranked #361 and Kendall #434 among girls in Northern Ireland.

Arabella and Kendall over time

Arabella and Kendall appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 years of shared records. Arabella held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Kendall in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Kendall reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Arabella in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Arabella held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Kendall in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Arabella #30 in 2024, Kendall #527 in 2014.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Arabella #30, Kendall #1302.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 20132025

    Arabella held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Kendall in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Arabella #96 in 2025, Kendall #458 in 2014.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Arabella #96, Kendall #483.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Arabella, Kendall
FieldArabellaKendall
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables42
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #96 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #483 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)76/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Arabella has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Kendall.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Arabella

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #519 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #30 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #96 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Kendall

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #974 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2014–2018

    Highest recorded position: #278 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2014 (recorded 2014–2018).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls