US rank #3283 Girls' name Peak 2023 515 births

Arelys — #3283 US girls' name

515 babies named Arelys in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s801990s762000s1262010s862020s135
#3283
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 81% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Arelys was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

69 babies were named Arelys in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arelys

The Social Security Administration has registered 515 babies named Arelys between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arelys currently holds the #3283 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 69 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arelys performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 135 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Arelys shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 31 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Arelys in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arelys 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 515 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.

Arelys at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

515

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2023

69 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,283

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Arelys popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
69
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
020406080 20242017201120051998199119831978 6

Arelys by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
135 births that decade — 26% of Arelys's all-time total
1970s121980s801990s762000s1262010s862020s135

Arelys by state

Where Arelys concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Arelys
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
31 6.0%
#2 Florida
20 3.9%
#3 Illinois
18 3.5%
#4 Texas
16 3.1%
#5 New York
6 1.2%
California share of Arelys's total US births 6.0%
Even split

31 of 515 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arelys?
515 babies have been named Arelys since 1978. It currently ranks #3283 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 69 births.
When was Arelys most popular?
Arelys was most popular in the 2020s decade with 135 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Arelys most popular?
The top states for the name Arelys are California (31 births), Florida (20 births), Illinois (18 births).
How long has the name Arelys been used?
Arelys has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Arelys?
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, 1978–2024 (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.