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Arcola

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Pronounced ar-KOH-luh /ɑːrˈkoʊ.lə/Low

Meaning: Arcola is a place name adopted as a given name, borne by several American towns named after the Italian Arcole, site of a famous Napoleonic battle. As a first name it follows the old habit of naming children for evocative places.Low

In 30 seconds: Arcola is a place name used as a girl's name, tied to towns called Arcola and to the Italian Arcole. It was always rare and peaked in the nineteen-tens (said ar-KOH-luh).
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Origin LowItalian, American
MeaningArcola is a place name adopted as a given name, borne by several American towns named after the Italian Arcole, site of a famous Napoleonic battle. As a first name it follows the old habit of naming children for evocative places.
U.S. rank (1958)#5435 ↘ Falling
1958 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1919
Total births (all-time)≈ 324

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 191919031958

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Arcola is a place name turned given name, carried by several American towns that borrowed it from the Italian Arcole, remembered for a Napoleonic battle. Naming a daughter for a striking or storied place was a genuine early-century custom, and Arcola has that map-and-history flavor.

As a first name it stayed rare, clustered early in the twentieth century with a modest high around 1919. An Arcola from that time is of a great-grandmother's generation now.

Did you know? Napoleon's victory at the bridge of Arcole in Italy made the place name widely known, and a number of American towns took it up, from which the given name in turn was drawn.
Overall data confidence 30%
References - Arcola — Place-name (US towns; from Italian Arcole, Napoleonic battle)

Variations

ArcoleArcadiaArcelia

Nicknames

ArcoColaArcie

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Arcola mean?

It is a place name used as a given name, borne by towns named after the Italian Arcole.

How do you pronounce Arcola?

It is said ar-KOH-luh /ɑːrˈkoʊ.lə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.

Is Arcola a boy or girl name?

Arcola is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Arcola?

It has always been rare in the United States, peaking in the nineteen-tens.

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