Araceli is an established girls' name that peaked in 2002 and remains in steady use.
Araceli is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #746 for girl births in the United States (and #1,469 across all names), given to 364 babies. Araceli was first reported in SSA data in 1939 and peaked in 2002 (573 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 364 | 364 | #746 | — |
| 2024 | 388 | 388 | #727 | — |
| 2023 | 349 | 349 | #803 | — |
| 2022 | 306 | 306 | #905 | — |
| 2021 | 284 | 284 | #934 | — |
| 2020 | 256 | 256 | #995 | — |
| 2019 | 209 | 209 | #1,149 | — |
| 2018 | 217 | 217 | #1,129 | — |
| 2017 | 226 | 226 | #1,115 | — |
| 2016 | 213 | 213 | #1,176 | — |
| 2015 | 249 | 249 | #1,056 | — |
| 2014 | 216 | 216 | #1,151 | — |
| 2013 | 262 | 262 | #961 | — |
| 2012 | 275 | 275 | #932 | — |
| 2011 | 328 | 328 | #815 | — |
| 2010 | 328 | 328 | #820 | — |
| 2009 | 374 | 374 | #763 | — |
| 2008 | 381 | 381 | #771 | — |
| 2007 | 437 | 437 | #672 | — |
| 2006 | 517 | 517 | #569 | — |
| 2005 | 486 | 486 | #588 | — |
| 2004 | 519 | 519 | #548 | — |
| 2003 | 525 | 525 | #537 | — |
| 2002 | 573 | 573 | #487 | — |
| 2001 | 480 | 480 | #547 | — |
| 2000 | 422 | 422 | #599 | — |
| 1999 | 337 | 337 | #675 | — |
| 1998 | 407 | 407 | #593 | — |
| 1997 | 374 | — | #606 | — |
| 1996 | 383 | — | #595 | — |
| 1995 | 434 | — | #548 | — |
| 1994 | 455 | — | #546 | #5,128 |
| 1993 | 436 | — | #552 | #8,762 |
| 1992 | 456 | — | #523 | — |
| 1991 | 496 | — | #488 | #6,558 |
| 1990 | 431 | — | #555 | #6,447 |
| 1989 | 412 | — | #557 | #4,829 |
| 1988 | 291 | — | #675 | #7,350 |
| 1987 | 265 | — | #703 | #6,136 |
| 1986 | 320 | — | #610 | #6,785 |
| 1985 | 289 | — | #651 | #5,178 |
| 1984 | 302 | — | #605 | #5,003 |
| 1983 | 305 | — | #594 | #4,948 |
| 1982 | 373 | — | #532 | #5,670 |
| 1981 | 386 | — | #522 | #3,616 |
| 1980 | 358 | — | #536 | #4,965 |
| 1979 | 329 | — | #559 | — |
| 1978 | 295 | — | #597 | #3,632 |
| 1977 | 318 | — | #568 | #4,197 |
| 1976 | 309 | — | #552 | — |
| 1975 | 316 | — | #547 | — |
| 1974 | 305 | — | #558 | #4,214 |
| 1973 | 241 | — | #642 | #4,080 |
| 1972 | 208 | — | #698 | — |
| 1971 | 221 | — | #690 | — |
| 1970 | 163 | — | #838 | — |
| 1969 | 123 | — | #994 | #4,447 |
| 1968 | 122 | — | #934 | — |
| 1967 | 77 | — | #1,209 | — |
| 1966 | 68 | — | #1,312 | — |
| 1965 | 74 | — | #1,252 | — |
| 1964 | 75 | — | #1,281 | — |
| 1963 | 58 | — | #1,464 | — |
| 1962 | 48 | — | #1,629 | — |
| 1961 | 49 | — | #1,612 | — |
| 1960 | 58 | — | #1,447 | — |
| 1959 | 43 | — | #1,672 | — |
| 1958 | 38 | — | #1,762 | — |
| 1957 | 23 | — | #2,349 | — |
| 1956 | 35 | — | #1,798 | — |
| 1955 | 20 | — | #2,478 | — |
| 1954 | 16 | — | #2,784 | — |
| 1953 | 9 | — | #3,970 | — |
| 1952 | 15 | — | #2,818 | — |
| 1951 | 8 | — | #4,030 | — |
| 1950 | 9 | — | #3,675 | — |
| 1949 | 10 | — | #3,399 | — |
| 1948 | 7 | — | #4,217 | — |
| 1947 | 6 | — | #4,781 | — |
| 1946 | 6 | — | #4,446 | — |
| 1942 | 5 | — | #4,649 | — |
| 1939 | 5 | — | #4,281 | — |