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Araceli

Girl

Meaning of Araceli: Spanish: 'altar of the sky'

Araceli is a girl's name most strongly associated with Spanish naming. It has 7 letters and 4 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 731st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4192nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#731

364 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4192

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

20,406

First recorded 1939 · peak 2002

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 386 babies1982: 373 babies1983: 305 babies1984: 302 babies1985: 289 babies1986: 320 babies1987: 265 babies1988: 291 babies1989: 412 babies1990: 431 babies19901991: 496 babies1992: 456 babies1993: 436 babies1994: 455 babies1995: 434 babies1996: 383 babies1997: 374 babies1998: 407 babies1999: 337 babies2000: 422 babies20002001: 480 babies2002: 573 babies2003: 525 babies2004: 519 babies2005: 486 babies2006: 517 babies2007: 437 babies2008: 381 babies2009: 374 babies2010: 328 babies20102011: 328 babies2012: 275 babies2013: 262 babies2014: 216 babies2015: 249 babies2016: 213 babies2017: 226 babies2018: 217 babies2019: 209 babies2020: 256 babies20202021: 284 babies2022: 306 babies2023: 349 babies2024: 388 babies2025: 364 babies
US babies named Araceli per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 573.

Gender split

1% boys · 99% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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