Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2002

Araceli

Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #746 Trend ↑ Rising 66%
Rank 2025
#746
among girls · ↓19 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
364
named Araceli · -6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,416
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2002
573 babies
All-time total
20,406
#1,058 all-time among girls
First recorded
1939
in Social Security records

Araceli popularity over time

20,406 babies have been named Araceli since 1939, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s 5 – 5 1 – #4,281
1940s 34 – 34 3 +580% #3,399
1950s 216 – 216 22 +535% #1,672
1960s 747 5 752 75 +248% #934
1970s 2,673 32 2,705 271 +260% #547
1980s 3,230 71 3,301 330 +22% #522
1990s 4,179 30 4,209 421 +28% #488
2000s 4,714 – 4,714 471 +12% #487
2010s 2,523 – 2,523 252 -46% #815
2020s (to 2025) 1,947 – 1,947 325 +29% #727

Where Araceli is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 396 0.25 outside top 500
2027 425 0.26 outside top 500
2028 452 0.28 outside top 500
2029 476 0.30 outside top 500
2030 497 0.31 outside top 500

Where Araceli is most popular

Girls named Araceli per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.208 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Araceli born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Mexico 41 1.69 +709%
Arizona 101 0.720 +245%
Nevada 31 0.667 +220%
Colorado 60 0.538 +158%
Texas 424 0.527 +153%
Oregon 31 0.476 +128%
California 345 0.410 +97%
Oklahoma 28 0.380 +83%
Washington 53 0.367 +76%
Kansas 12 0.208 ≈ national
Indiana 29 0.207 ≈ national
North Carolina 43 0.189 -9%
Florida 63 0.147 -29%
Utah 12 0.144 -31%
Ohio 27 0.114 -45%
Michigan 20 0.110 -47%
Illinois 25 0.109 -48%
Virginia 16 0.094 -55%
Georgia 21 0.092 -56%
New York 25 0.063 -70%
Wisconsin 6 0.058 -72%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -73%
Missouri 6 0.050 -76%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -80%
Pennsylvania 7 0.030 -86%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Araceli

Araceli is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #746 in 2025 with 364 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1939, 20,406 American babies have been named Araceli. Its peak came in 2002, when 573 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Araceli stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Araceli?

The median living Araceli is about 28 years old; half are between 17 and 41. An estimated 20 thousand people named Araceli are alive in the United States today.

median 28 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Araceli year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 364 #746 – –
2024 388 #727 – –
2023 349 #803 – –
2022 306 #905 – –
2021 284 #934 – –
2020 256 #995 – –
2019 209 #1,149 – –
2018 217 #1,129 – –
2017 226 #1,115 – –
2016 213 #1,176 – –
2015 249 #1,056 – –
2014 216 #1,151 – –
2013 262 #961 – –
2012 275 #932 – –
2011 328 #815 – –
2010 328 #820 – –
2009 374 #763 – –
2008 381 #771 – –
2007 437 #672 – –
2006 517 #569 – –
2005 486 #588 – –
2004 519 #548 – –
2003 525 #537 – –
2002 573 #487 – –
2001 480 #547 – –
2000 422 #599 – –
1995 434 #548 – –
1990 424 #555 7 #6,447
1985 282 #651 7 #5,178
1980 351 #536 7 #4,965
1975 316 #547 – –
1970 163 #838 – –
1965 74 #1,252 – –
1960 58 #1,447 – –
1955 20 #2,478 – –
1950 9 #3,675 – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Araceli, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Araceli?

The median living Araceli is about 28 years old. Half of all living Aracelis are between 17 and 41 years old.

How many people named Araceli are alive today?

An estimated 20 thousand people named Araceli are alive in the United States, based on 20,406 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Araceli in 2025?

Araceli ranked #746 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 364 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Araceli?

20,406 babies have been named Araceli in the United States since 1939, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Araceli most popular?

Araceli peaked in 2002, when 573 newborns received the name.

Is Araceli a boy or girl name?

Araceli is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Araceli rising or falling?

Araceli is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Araceli become more popular?

Araceli is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 497 girls named Araceli in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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