How Many People Are Named Arcelia?
An estimated 1,427 people in the United States have the first name Arcelia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Arcelia peaked in popularity in 1975 with 46 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Arcelia 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 Arcelia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,427
About 1 in 240,192 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1975
46 births
Total Registered
1,816
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Arcelia
Arcelia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,816 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Arcelia as a female name
Ranked #11,167 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1975 (46 births)
Arcelia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Arcelia span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 291 babies were registered. Arcelia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Arcelia by Decade
How has Arcelia 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.
Arcelia by State
Birth registrations for Arcelia span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Arizona. The lowest are in New Mexico, Arizona, Texas. On average, about 219 Arcelias were registered per state.
Arcelia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Arcelia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Arcelia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Arcelia?
We estimate approximately 1,427 people named Arcelia 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 240,192 Americans share this first name.
Is Arcelia a common name?
Arcelia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,816 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Arcelia most popular?
Arcelia reached peak popularity in 1975, when 46 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Arcelia is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Arcelia a female name?
Arcelia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Arcelia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Arcelia Smith, Arcelia Johnson, Arcelia 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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