Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2003

Aracely

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,427 Trend ↑ Rising 33%
Rank 2025
#1,427
among girls · ↓108 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
151
named Aracely · -13% vs 2024
How common
1 in 10,644
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2003
482 babies
All-time total
9,917
#1,682 all-time among girls
First recorded
1956
in Social Security records

Aracely popularity over time

9,917 babies have been named Aracely since 1956, 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
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s 29 – 29 3 – #4,038
1960s 185 – 185 19 +538% #2,092
1970s 794 5 799 80 +332% #1,146
1980s 1,156 – 1,156 116 +45% #1,068
1990s 1,631 6 1,637 164 +42% #994
2000s 3,598 – 3,598 360 +120% #575
2010s 1,672 – 1,672 167 -54% #988
2020s (to 2025) 841 – 841 140 -16% #1,319

Where Aracely 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 158 0.10 outside top 500
2027 164 0.10 outside top 500
2028 170 0.11 outside top 500
2029 175 0.11 outside top 500
2030 179 0.11 outside top 500

Where Aracely is most popular

Girls named Aracely per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.090 per 1,000. Strongest in Arizona, Texas, and California.

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 Aracely 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
Arizona 44 0.314 +249%
Texas 222 0.276 +207%
California 129 0.153 +71%
Illinois 17 0.074 -17%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 -24%
Florida 21 0.049 -45%
Maryland 5 0.047 -47%
Colorado 5 0.045 -50%
Tennessee 6 0.038 -58%
Washington 5 0.035 -61%
New York 11 0.028 -69%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
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Pennsylvania – – –
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South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
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 Aracely

Aracely is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,427 in 2025 with 151 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1956, 9,917 American babies have been named Aracely. Its peak came in 2003, when 482 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 Aracely stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aracely?

The median living Aracely is about 22 years old; half are between 15 and 33. An estimated 9,800 people named Aracely are alive in the United States today.

median 22 020406080100

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

Aracely 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 151 #1,427 – –
2024 174 #1,319 – –
2023 137 #1,549 – –
2022 141 #1,523 – –
2021 126 #1,652 – –
2020 112 #1,769 – –
2019 130 #1,630 – –
2018 118 #1,741 – –
2017 137 #1,591 – –
2016 128 #1,670 – –
2015 153 #1,494 – –
2014 151 #1,479 – –
2013 171 #1,362 – –
2012 189 #1,269 – –
2011 239 #1,041 – –
2010 256 #988 – –
2009 324 #859 – –
2008 318 #875 – –
2007 345 #832 – –
2006 387 #726 – –
2005 368 #734 – –
2004 370 #720 – –
2003 482 #575 – –
2002 385 #660 – –
2001 380 #661 – –
2000 239 #915 – –
1995 136 #1,251 – –
1990 144 #1,187 – –
1985 120 #1,178 – –
1980 132 #1,068 – –
1975 101 #1,146 – –
1970 50 #1,781 – –
1965 17 #3,058 – –
1960 10 #4,198 – –
1955 – – – –
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Famous people named Aracely

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Aracely Arámbula Aracely Arámbula Mexican actress, model and singer b. 1975 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Aracely?

The median living Aracely is about 22 years old. Half of all living Aracelys are between 15 and 33 years old.

How many people named Aracely are alive today?

An estimated 9,800 people named Aracely are alive in the United States, based on 9,917 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Aracely in 2025?

Aracely ranked #1,427 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 151 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aracely?

9,917 babies have been named Aracely in the United States since 1956, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aracely most popular?

Aracely peaked in 2003, when 482 newborns received the name.

Is Aracely a boy or girl name?

Aracely is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Aracely rising or falling?

Aracely has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Aracely become more popular?

Aracely is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 179 girls named Aracely in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Aracely?

Well-known people named Aracely include Aracely Arámbula (actor).

Names like Aracely

Names that sound and feel close to Aracely: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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