Girls' name · since 1956
Aracely
9,906 babies named Aracely in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,682 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,432 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,906
- born since 1956
- 2000s
- peak decade
9,906 babies have been named Aracely since 1956, making it today's #1432 girls' name.
Aracely has 9,906 recorded births among girls since 1956, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1432 as of the latest data, more common than 92% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2025.
- #1,682 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,432 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,906 born since 1956
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aracely ranks #1,682 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,432 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,906 born since 1956, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,682 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,432 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,906
- born since 1956
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aracely's 9,906 recorded births place it above 97.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aracely compares
9,906 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Aracely's all-time total is 26x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aracely | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,906 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 482 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aracely's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aracely splits its recorded history at 1991: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1956 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 482 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aracely popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 482
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Aracely popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 1976 (Aracely as boys' name)
Aracely by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,598 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Aracely's strongest decade.
3,598 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Aracely births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 29
1950s
29 births
- 1960s 185
1960s
185 births
- 1970s 794
1970s
794 births
- 1980s 1,156
1980s
1,156 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,631 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,598 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,672 births
- 2020s 841
2020s
841 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,598 births (36% of all-time use).
How Aracely 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 Aracely's total volume
Aracely by state
Where Aracely concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,001 | 30.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,874 | 29.0% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 410 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 403 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 331 | 3.3% |
| #6 | New York | | 179 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 133 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 108 | 1.1% |
3,001 of 9,906 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Aracely appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aracely's data
- Aracely's decade-level peak was the 2000s (3,598 total births); usage has since declined to 841 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Aracelys (3,001 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aracely: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1956–2025 (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 Aracely 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.