Girls' name · since 1939
Araceli
Araceli has 20,268 recorded births since 1939 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,058 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #746 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,268
- born since 1939
- 2000s
- peak decade
Araceli currently ranks #746 among girls' names in America, with 20,268 babies recorded since 1939.
Social Security Administration records show Araceli recorded 20,268 times among girls since 1939, holding rank #746 nationally today, ahead of 96% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 2025.
- #1,058 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #746 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 20,268 born since 1939
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Araceli ranks #1,058 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #746 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 20,268 born since 1939, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,058 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #746 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,268
- born since 1939
- 2000s
- peak decade
Araceli's 20,268 recorded births place it above 98.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Araceli compares
20,268 Top 6% higher than 94% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Araceli's all-time total is 54x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Araceli | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 20,268 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 573 | 21 | 19,840 |
Araceli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Araceli's full recorded timeline at 1985, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1939, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 573 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Araceli popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 573
- Annual births at peak, across 87 years of records
Araceli popularity over time - boys
138 total births recorded since 1969 (Araceli as boys' name)
Araceli by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (4,714 births, 23% of the file).
2000s was Araceli's strongest decade.
4,714 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Araceli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 34
1940s
34 births
- 1950s 216
1950s
216 births
- 1960s 747
1960s
747 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,673 births
- 1980s
1980s
3,230 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,179 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,714 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,523 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,947 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 4,714 births (23% of all-time use).
How Araceli compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Araceli's total volume
Araceli by state
Where Araceli concentrates geographically, total births since 1939
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7,793 | 38.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5,028 | 24.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 1,198 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 784 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 492 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Washington | | 403 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 284 | 1.4% |
| #8 | New York | | 259 | 1.3% |
7,793 of 20,268 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Araceli appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Araceli's data
- Araceli's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (4,714 total births) through the 2020s (1,947) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aracelis (7,793 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Araceli
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Araceli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~86 yrs)
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, 1939–2025 (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 Araceli 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.