Given name
Aricela
“from the altar of heaven”
Aricela is a variant of Araceli. One Spanish interpretation is “from the altar of heaven.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aricela is a variant of Araceli. One Spanish interpretation is “from the altar of heaven.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Aricela 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 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aricela through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 135
- 0 boys · 135 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #15,179 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −63%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 15,179 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 193 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.
Aricela’s family of names
Aricela has a related form in Araceli.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.