Girls' name · since 1978
Arelys
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 542 babies named Arelys, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,275 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,912 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 542
- born since 1978
- 2020s
- peak decade
542 babies have been named Arelys since 1978, making it today's #4912 girls' name.
Arelys has 542 recorded births among girls since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4912 as of the latest data, more common than 72% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #11,275 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,912 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 542 born since 1978
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arelys ranks #11,275 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,912 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 542 born since 1978, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11,275 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,912 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 542
- born since 1978
- 2020s
- peak decade
Arelys's 542 recorded births place it above 84.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Arelys compares
542 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Arelys's all-time total is 44% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arelys | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 542 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 69 | 21 | 19,840 |
Arelys's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arelys's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 69, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arelys popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 69
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Arelys by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (162 births, 30% of the file).
2020s was Arelys's strongest decade.
162 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Arelys births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
80 births
- 1990s
1990s
76 births
- 2000s
2000s
126 births
- 2010s
2010s
86 births
- 2020s
2020s
162 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 162 births (30% of all-time use).
How Arelys 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 Arelys's total volume
Arelys by state
Where Arelys concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 31 | 5.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 22 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 20 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 18 | 3.3% |
| #5 | New York | | 6 | 1.1% |
31 of 542 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- California records the most Arelyss (31 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 Arelys: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Arelys 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.