US rank #15535 Girls' name Peak 1971 462 births

Aracelia — #15535 US girls' name

462 babies named Aracelia in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s701960s1031970s1051980s721990s202000s392010s312020s17
#15535
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 12% of names given to girls today.

1970s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Aracelia was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

18 babies were named Aracelia in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aracelia

The Social Security Administration has registered 462 babies named Aracelia between 1949 and 2024, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aracelia currently holds the #15535 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aracelia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 105 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Aracelia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 108 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Aracelia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aracelia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 462 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aracelia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

462

Since 1949

76 years of records

Peak year

1971

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#15,535

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1949

Recorded for 76 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aracelia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1949

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1971)
18
Annual births at peak — across 76 years of records
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Aracelia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
105 births that decade — 23% of Aracelia's all-time total
1940s51950s701960s1031970s1051980s721990s202000s392010s312020s17

Aracelia by state

Where Aracelia concentrates geographically — total births since 1949

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Aracelia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
108 23.4%
#2 California
21 4.5%
Texas share of Aracelia's total US births 23.4%
Even split

108 of 462 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aracelia?
462 babies have been named Aracelia since 1949. It currently ranks #15535 among girls. The peak year was 1971 with 18 births.
When was Aracelia most popular?
Aracelia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Aracelia most popular?
The top states for the name Aracelia are Texas (108 births), California (21 births).
How long has the name Aracelia been used?
Aracelia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 76 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aracelia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arabella, Araceli, Aracely, Araya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1949–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.