Total births
10
Girls' name · since 2021
Acela
Acela has 10 recorded births since 2021 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 10
- total births
- 2021–2022
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
10 girls have been named Acela since 2021, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Acela has 10 recorded births among girls since 2021, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2021 to 2022.
- 10 total births
- 2021–2022 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
10 girls have been named Acela since 2021, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2022.
- 10
- total births
- 2021–2022
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Acela was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
5 babies were named Acela in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
Acela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Acela's SSA record in two at 2022 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2021, with only 5 births recorded.
Acela at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
2021
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2021
Acela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2022
- Peak year (2021)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Acela by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Acela's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Acela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Acela? ▼
Since 2021, Social Security records show 10 babies named Acela. The most recent recorded year was 2022. Its busiest year on record was 2021, with 5 births.
When was Acela most popular? ▼
Acela was most popular in the 2020s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Acela been used? ▼
Acela has been recorded in Social Security data since 2021, spanning 2 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Acela? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Acelynn, Acelyn, Ace, Acey, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Acela
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Acela
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Ace Girl
#5588 164 births
Acey Girl
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Acelia Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2021–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Acela: Baby Name Since 2021 - 10 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/acela. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Acela draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.