Araceli is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Araceli means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Araceli across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Araceli has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Araceli is a girl name of Latin origin meaning “altar of heaven”. A Spanish name from Latin ara caeli.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 20,406 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 8 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Araceli per year, United States (1939 to 2025). United States peaked in 2002 (573/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2024 (5/yr).
Araceli has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2002, when it ranked #910 nationally (given to 573 babies that year).
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