How Many People Are Named Araceli?
An estimated 19,141 people in the United States have the first name Araceli. It is predominantly female (99.3%). The average bearer is 30 years old, and Araceli peaked in popularity in 2002 with 573 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Araceli as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Araceli paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Araceli is overwhelmingly female, 138 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
19,141
About 1 in 17,907 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.3% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2002
573 births
Total Registered
20,038
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Araceli
Araceli is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 20,038 total births registered, 99.3% were female.
Araceli as a male name
Ranked #5,128 in 1994
11 male births in 1994
Peak: 1981 (11 births)
Araceli as a female name
Ranked #723 in 2024
388 female births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (573 births)
Araceli: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Araceli span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 4,714 babies were registered. While Araceli is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Araceli by Decade
How has Araceli tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Araceli by State
Birth registrations for Araceli span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Massachusetts, Minnesota, Maryland. On average, about 558 Aracelis were registered per state.
Araceli + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Araceli as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Araceli: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Araceli?
We estimate approximately 19,141 people named Araceli are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 17,907 Americans share this first name.
Is Araceli a common name?
Araceli is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 20,038 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Araceli most popular?
Araceli reached peak popularity in 2002, when 573 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Araceli is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Araceli a female name?
Araceli is predominantly female. 99.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Araceli Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Araceli Smith, Araceli Johnson, Araceli Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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