US rank #15936 Girls' name Peak 2004 298 births

Arelly — #15936 US girls' name

298 babies named Arelly in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s352000s1542010s922020s17
#15936
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 10% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Arelly was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

23 babies were named Arelly in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arelly

The Social Security Administration has registered 298 babies named Arelly between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arelly currently holds the #15936 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arelly performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 154 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Arelly shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 42 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Arelly in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arelly 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 298 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.

Arelly at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

298

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

2004

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#15,936

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Arelly popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
23
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
0510152025 20242017201320092005200119971991 6

Arelly by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
154 births that decade — 52% of Arelly's all-time total
1990s352000s1542010s922020s17

Arelly by state

Where Arelly concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Arelly
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
42 14.1%
#2 Texas
26 8.7%
California share of Arelly's total US births 14.1%
Even split

42 of 298 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arelly?
298 babies have been named Arelly since 1991. It currently ranks #15936 among girls. The peak year was 2004 with 23 births.
When was Arelly most popular?
Arelly was most popular in the 2000s decade with 154 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Arelly most popular?
The top states for the name Arelly are California (42 births), Texas (26 births).
How long has the name Arelly been used?
Arelly has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Arelly?
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, 1991–2024 (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.