US rank #6963 Girls' name Peak 1978 1,003 births

Arelis — #6963 US girls' name

1,003 babies named Arelis in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s271970s1381980s2161990s1982000s2452010s1172020s62
#6963
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 61% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Arelis was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

46 babies were named Arelis in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arelis

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,003 babies named Arelis between 1962 and 2024, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arelis currently holds the #6963 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 46 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arelis performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 245 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Arelis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 225 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Arelis in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arelis 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 1,003 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.

Arelis at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,003

Since 1962

63 years of records

Peak year

1978

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,963

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1962

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 2024

Arelis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1962

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1978)
46
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
01020304050 202420172009200219951988198119721962 5

Arelis by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
245 births that decade — 24% of Arelis's all-time total
1960s271970s1381980s2161990s1982000s2452010s1172020s62

Arelis by state

Where Arelis concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Regionally concentrated
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Arelis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
225 22.4%
#2 New Jersey
38 3.8%
#3 Illinois
29 2.9%
#4 California
17 1.7%
#5 Texas
15 1.5%
#6 Florida
13 1.3%
New York share of Arelis's total US births 22.4%
Even split

225 of 1,003 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arelis?
1,003 babies have been named Arelis since 1962. It currently ranks #6963 among girls. The peak year was 1978 with 46 births.
When was Arelis most popular?
Arelis was most popular in the 2000s decade with 245 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Arelis most popular?
The top states for the name Arelis are New York (225 births), New Jersey (38 births), Illinois (29 births).
How long has the name Arelis been used?
Arelis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 63 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Arelis?
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.

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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, 1962–2024 (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.