Arabella vs Polina
Arabella and Polinacompared 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 Polina #1672 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Arabella was ranked #114 and Polina #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Arabella and Polina over time
Arabella and Polina appear together in 2 published lists, across 31 years of shared records. Arabella held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Polina in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Polina 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 · Girls23 shared years, 2000–2024
Arabella held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Polina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Arabella #30 in 2024, Polina #1389 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arabella #30, Polina #1672.
Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2009–2023
Arabella held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Polina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Arabella #114 in 2023, Polina #555 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Arabella #114, Polina #856.
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
| Field | Arabella | Polina |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 4 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #96 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1672 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Arabella has 4 syllables, compared with 3 for Polina.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Arabella
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #30 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #96 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Polina
Popularity journey
First recorded2000
First recorded at #3912 among girls in England and Wales in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2005–2023
Highest recorded position: #555 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2010 (recorded 2005–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1672 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls