Boys' name · since 1916
Arel
Arel has 306 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,452 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,642 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 306
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Arel is the #5642 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 306 recorded since 1916.
Arel has 306 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5642 as of the latest data, more common than 59% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #10,452 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,642 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 306 born since 1916
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arel ranks #10,452 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,642 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 306 born since 1916, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,452 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,642 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 306
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arel's 306 recorded births place it above 76.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Arel compares
306 46th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Arel's all-time total is 17% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 306 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Arel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arel's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Arel popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 1991 (Arel as girls' name)
Arel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (100 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Arel's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Arel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 12
1920s
12 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
70 births
- 2010s
2010s
100 births
- 2020s
2020s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 100 births (33% of all-time use).
Arel by state
Where Arel concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
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What to do with Arel's data
- Arel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (100 total births) through the 2020s (75) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Arels (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Arel 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.