Total births
317
Girls' name · since 1912
Arelia
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 317 babies named Arelia, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8473
- among girls today
- 317
- born since 1912
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 52%
- more common than other girls
Arelia currently ranks #8473 among girls' names in America, with 317 babies recorded since 1912.
Social Security Administration records show Arelia recorded 317 times among girls since 1912, holding rank #8473 nationally today, ahead of 52% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #8473 among girls today
- 317 born since 1912
- 2020s peak decade
- 52% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Arelia is currently the #8473 girls' name in America, more common than 52% of girls - 317 born since 1912, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8473
- among girls today
- 317
- born since 1912
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 52%
- more common than other girls
Arelia vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#8473
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 52% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
21% of everyone ever named Arelia was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
16 babies were named Arelia in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Arelia compares
317 46th percentile among 17,726 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
Arelia's all-time total is 17% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arelia | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 317 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 48 | 19,840 |
Arelia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arelia's full recorded timeline at 1987, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1912, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arelia at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#8,473
Active since
1912
Arelia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Arelia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Arelia's strongest decade.
67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Arelia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
29 births
- 1920s 22
1920s
22 births
- 1930s
1930s
31 births
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
- 1950s
1950s
28 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
42 births
- 2010s
2010s
47 births
- 2020s
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 67 births (21% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Arelia? ▼
Since 1912, Social Security records show 317 babies named Arelia. Today it holds rank #8473 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 16 births.
When was Arelia most popular? ▼
Arelia was most popular in the 2020s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Arelia been used? ▼
Records for Arelia go back to 1912, giving 114 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Arelia? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arely, Areli, Aretha, Aretta, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Arelia
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Aretta Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1912–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Arelia: #8473 Girls' Name - 317 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/arelia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Arelia 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 June 2026.