Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Arelia isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Arelia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 317
- 0 boys · 317 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #6,872 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +144%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,872 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 442 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.
Arelia’s family of names
Arelia may belong to the same name family as ARELLIA. This is a tentative spelling connection.
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
If you love Arelia, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Adhara
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