Girls' name · since 1965
Araseli
Araseli has 1,198 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,618 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,198
- born since 1965
- 1980s
- peak decade
Araseli sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,198 recorded since 1965.
Araseli has 1,198 recorded births among girls since 1965, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2019.
- #6,618 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,198 born since 1965
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Araseli ranks #6,618 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,198 born since 1965, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,618 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,198
- born since 1965
- 1980s
- peak decade
Araseli's 1,198 recorded births place it above 90.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Araseli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Araseli's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 48, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Araseli popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2019
- Peak year (1980)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2019.
1,198 total births across 55 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1980 with 48 births in a single year.
Araseli by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (317 births, 26% of the file).
1980s was Araseli's strongest decade.
317 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Araseli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 27
1960s
27 births
- 1970s
1970s
251 births
- 1980s
1980s
317 births
- 1990s
1990s
299 births
- 2000s
2000s
239 births
- 2010s 65
2010s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 317 births (26% of all-time use).
Araseli decade highlights
- Peak decade 317 births
- Runner-up 299 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Araseli 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 Araseli's total volume
Araseli by state
Where Araseli concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 459 | 38.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 151 | 12.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 17 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
459 of 1,198 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 38.3% of nationwide
- Texas 12.6% of nationwide
- Illinois 1.4% of nationwide
- Florida 0.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 4 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 38.3% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
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What to do with Araseli's data
- Araseli's decade-level peak was the 1980s (317 total births); usage has since declined to 65 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Araselis (459 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Araseli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1965–2019 (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 Araseli 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.
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