Given name & surname · also Spanish
Araceli
“from the altar of heaven”
Araceli is used as a given name and a surname. One Spanish interpretation is “from the altar of heaven.”
Original LatinAra
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Spanish interpretation is “from the altar of heaven.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
How it developed
In Spanish usage, Araceli developed from Ara.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1939. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Araceli through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 20,406
- 138 boys · 20,268 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 573 babies
- 2025
- 364
- #746 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +51%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 364 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 746 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 50.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 573 in 2002. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (81). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 37,919 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Araceli’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Araceli developed from the Latin form Ara. In Spanish usage, Araceli has a related form in Aracely. In Spanish usage, Araceli has a related form in Aracely.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 13
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Aracelyvariant · Spanish
- Arceliavariant
- Aracelisvariant · English
- Aracellivariant
- Araceliavariant
- Aricelavariant
- Aracelevariant
- Arcelivariant
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Araceli
- Arly JoverSpanish actressborn 1971
- Araceli GonzálezArgentine actressborn 1967
- Araceli SegarraCatalan mountaineer, host and motivational speakerborn 1970
- Araceli NavarroOlympic fencerborn 1989
- Araceli GilbertEcuadorian artist (1913-1993)1915–1993
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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