Araceli
Spanish, drawn from the Latin phrase ara caeli, altar of heaven, a title given to the Virgin Mary and to a Roman church dedicated to her.
Araceli in 2025
Araceli was given to 364 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,469th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 9,108 babies born.
The history of Araceli
Araceli reached its highest point in 2002, when 573 babies were given the name, ranking 910th that year.
Across the 87 years of records since 1939, 20,406 babies have been named Araceli. Half of them were born before 1997, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Araceli by decade
| Decade | Babies named Araceli | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 | 6,951 |
| 1940s | 34 | 5,389 |
| 1950s | 216 | 2,730 |
| 1960s | 752 | 1,561 |
| 1970s | 2,705 | 987 |
| 1980s | 3,301 | 927 |
| 1990s | 4,209 | 933 |
| 2000s | 4,714 | 910 |
| 2010s | 2,523 | 1,511 |
| 2020s | 1,947 | 1,408 |
Where Araceli is heading
Araceli has risen 46% over the past decade, from 249 babies in 2015 to 364 in 2025.
Names like Araceli
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Araceli.