Aracely — #1315 US girls' name
9,754 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.
More common than 93% of names given to girls today.
37% of everyone ever named Aracely was born in this single decade.
482 babies were named Aracely in 2003 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Aracely
The Social Security Administration has registered 9,754 babies named Aracely between 1956 and 2024, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aracely currently holds the #1315 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 482 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Aracely performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 3,598 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Aracely shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,977 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Aracely in 31 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Aracely 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 9,754 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.
Aracely at a glance
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Current rank
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Aracely popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1956
- Peak year (2003)
- 482
- Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
Currently ranks #1315 among girls.
9,754 total births across 69 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2003 with 482 births in a single year.
Aracely popularity over time — boys
11 total births recorded since 1976 (Aracely as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Aracely accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Aracely by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 3,598 births that decade — 37% of Aracely's all-time total
Aracely decade highlights
- Peak decade 3,598 births
- Runner-up 1,671 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Aracely's strongest decade
3,598 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 37% of all-time use.
Aracely by state
Where Aracely concentrates geographically — total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,977 | 30.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,827 | 29.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 397 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 395 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 331 | 3.4% |
| #6 | New York | | 173 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 133 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 108 | 1.1% |
2,977 of 9,754 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 30.5% of nationwide
- Texas 29.0% of nationwide
- Illinois 4.1% of nationwide
- Arizona 4.0% of nationwide
- Florida 3.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 31 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 30.5% of all recorded births nationwide — a strong regional concentration for this name.
Aracely appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1956–2024 (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.