Boys' name · since 2013
Aciel
Since 2013, U.S. Social Security records show 76 babies named Aciel, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,214 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,743 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 76
- born since 2013
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aciel is the #6743 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 76 recorded since 2013.
Social Security Administration records show Aciel recorded 76 times among boys since 2013, holding rank #6743 nationally today, ahead of 52% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2013 to 2025.
- #19,214 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,743 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 76 born since 2013
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aciel ranks #19,214 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,743 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 76 born since 2013, peaking in the 2020s.
- #19,214 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,743 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 76
- born since 2013
- 2020s
- peak decade
Aciel's 76 recorded births place it above 57.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Aciel compares
76 22nd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aciel's all-time total is 79% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aciel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 76 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aciel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aciel's full recorded timeline at 2022, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2013, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aciel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Aciel by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (69 births, 91% of the file).
2020s was Aciel's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 91% of all-time use.
Aciel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
- 2020s
2020s
69 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 69 births (91% of all-time use).
Aciel by state
Where Aciel concentrates geographically, total births since 2013
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 7.9% |
6 of 76 births nationwide.
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What to do with Aciel's data
- California records the most Aciels (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Aciel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 2013–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Aciel 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 August 2026.