Girls' name · since 1962
Arelis
Since 1962, U.S. Social Security records show 1,015 babies named Arelis, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,438 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,464 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,015
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
Arelis currently ranks #8464 among girls' names in America, with 1,015 babies recorded since 1962.
Social Security Administration records show Arelis recorded 1,015 times among girls since 1962, holding rank #8464 nationally today, ahead of 51% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2025.
- #7,438 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,464 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,015 born since 1962
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arelis ranks #7,438 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,464 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,015 born since 1962, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,438 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,464 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,015
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
Arelis's 1,015 recorded births place it above 89.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Arelis compares
1,015 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Arelis's all-time total is 170% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arelis | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,015 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 21 | 19,840 |
Arelis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arelis's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1962, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 46, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arelis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (1978)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Arelis by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (245 births, 24% of the file).
2000s was Arelis's strongest decade.
245 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Arelis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 27
1960s
27 births
- 1970s
1970s
138 births
- 1980s
1980s
216 births
- 1990s
1990s
198 births
- 2000s
2000s
245 births
- 2010s
2010s
117 births
- 2020s 74
2020s
74 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 245 births (24% of all-time use).
How Arelis 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 Arelis's total volume
Arelis by state
Where Arelis concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 225 | 22.2% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 38 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 29 | 2.9% |
| #4 | California | | 17 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Texas | | 15 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 13 | 1.3% |
225 of 1,015 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Arelis's data
- Arelis's decade-level peak was the 2000s (245 total births); usage has since declined to 74 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Areliss (225 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arelis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1962–2025 (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 Arelis 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.