Given name
Aracelia
“from the altar of heaven”
Aracelia is a variant of Araceli. One Spanish interpretation is “from the altar of heaven.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aracelia is a variant of Araceli. One Spanish interpretation is “from the altar of heaven.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Aracelia is a variant of Araceli. An origin associated with Araceli is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1949. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aracelia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 471
- 0 boys · 471 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,187 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −16%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,187 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 18 in 1971. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 757 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.
Aracelia’s family of names
Aracelia has a related form in Araceli.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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