US rank #13668 Girls' name Peak 1971 1,089 births

Aracelis — #13668 US girls' name

1,089 babies named Aracelis in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s601960s1861970s2201980s2071990s1602000s1612010s712020s24
#13668
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 23% of names given to girls today.

1970s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Aracelis was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

35 babies were named Aracelis in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aracelis

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,089 babies named Aracelis between 1955 and 2024, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aracelis currently holds the #13668 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aracelis performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 220 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Aracelis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 423 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Aracelis in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aracelis 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 1,089 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.

Aracelis at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,089

Since 1955

70 years of records

Peak year

1971

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#13,668

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1955

Recorded for 70 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aracelis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1955

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1971)
35
Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
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Aracelis by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
220 births that decade — 20% of Aracelis's all-time total
1950s601960s1861970s2201980s2071990s1602000s1612010s712020s24

Aracelis by state

Where Aracelis concentrates geographically — total births since 1955

Regionally concentrated
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Aracelis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
423 38.8%
#2 New Jersey
30 2.8%
#3 Pennsylvania
16 1.5%
#4 Massachusetts
14 1.3%
#5 Illinois
11 1.0%
New York share of Aracelis's total US births 38.8%
Even split

423 of 1,089 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aracelis?
1,089 babies have been named Aracelis since 1955. It currently ranks #13668 among girls. The peak year was 1971 with 35 births.
When was Aracelis most popular?
Aracelis was most popular in the 1970s decade with 220 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Aracelis most popular?
The top states for the name Aracelis are New York (423 births), New Jersey (30 births), Pennsylvania (16 births).
How long has the name Aracelis been used?
Aracelis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 70 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aracelis?
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, 1955–2024 (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.