Girls' name · since 1972
Arely
Arely has 11,216 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,549 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #984 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,216
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Arely currently ranks #984 among girls' names in America, with 11,216 babies recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Arely recorded 11,216 times among girls since 1972, holding rank #984 nationally today, ahead of 94% 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 1972 to 2025.
- #1,549 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #984 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 11,216 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arely ranks #1,549 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #984 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 11,216 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,549 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #984 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,216
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Arely's 11,216 recorded births place it above 97.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Arely compares
11,216 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Arely's all-time total is 30x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arely | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,216 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 552 | 21 | 19,840 |
Arely's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arely's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 87% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 13%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 552, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arely popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 552
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Arely by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (4,316 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Arely's strongest decade.
4,316 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Arely births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 49
1970s
49 births
- 1980s 241
1980s
241 births
- 1990s 1,356
1990s
1,356 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,316 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,719 births
- 2020s 1,535
2020s
1,535 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 4,316 births (38% of all-time use).
How Arely 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 Arely's total volume
Arely by state
Where Arely concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,339 | 29.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,934 | 26.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 619 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 461 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 317 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 282 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Florida | | 238 | 2.1% |
| #8 | New York | | 235 | 2.1% |
3,339 of 11,216 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Arely appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Arely's data
- Arely's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (4,316 total births) through the 2020s (1,535) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Arelys (3,339 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Arely: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Arely 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.