Areli

#1,262 in 2025Girls' name

Possibly lion of God, hero

Areli has been given to 6,739 babies in the U.S. since 1966. In 2025 it ranked #1,262 of 17,293 girls’ names in use. Its peak year was 2008, with 330 recorded.

Babies named Areli, 2025

1 in 18,700

Areli over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Areli: meaning, origin, and history

Possibly lion of God, hero

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Areli means

Areli may mean “lion of God, hero”.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 6,624 girls were recorded with the name Areli between 1966 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 330 in 2008; its best national rank was #843 in 2003.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #2,100 in 2020 to #1,262 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #1,396 in 2015 to #1,262 in 2025.

In the United States, 115 boys were recorded with the name Areli between 1989 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 9 in 2007; its best national rank was #6,254 in 1989.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #12,159 in 2020 to #8,965 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #8,796 in 2015 to #8,965 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

U.S. Social Security Administration: national name data and limitations

How common is Areli?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 18,700; 177 of 3,315,165 births
Among girls only: 1 in 9,080; 0.01% of girls
Rank, 2025: #1,262; of 17,293 girls’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 12,984 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Areli sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 5003%

Put another way: gather 12,984 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Areli. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Arelis were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Areli was born before 2007 — so the typical Areli is around 18 today.

Median birth year: 2007; About 18 years old
Biggest decade: 2000s; 39.2% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 74.3%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 6,624; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2000s — 39.2% of all recorded uses (2,596).

Is Areli rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: +158; Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago: +838; Places climbed
Rank vs 10 years ago: +134; Places climbed
Births vs 10 years ago: 1.05×; More babies than then
Share of its own peak: 53.6%; Peak was 2008 (330)
Years since peak: 17; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Shifting; 13.8% average annual change
Best rank ever: #843; 2003

Spellings of Areli

Areli is not the most common spelling — Amelia is, with 40.3% against Areli's 0.95%.

Amelia40.3%281,130
Ariel11.3%78,697
Adele6.1%42,362
Nayeli3.5%24,651
Remi3.3%22,881
Araceli2.9%20,268
Aurelia2.6%18,435
Adela2.0%14,105

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Where Areli is used

Across 2016–2025, Areli was most concentrated in California — about 1 in 5,000 girls, against 1 in 9,574 across all states with data. It was least common in New York (1 in 100,000).

120 per 100,000

State popularity map

Most concentrated

1California1 in 5,000
2Texas1 in 5,556
3Arizona1 in 6,667
4Nevada1 in 10,000
5Colorado1 in 12,500
6Illinois1 in 12,500
7Oregon1 in 12,500
8Florida1 in 20,000

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Areli around the world

Where Areli ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
2022–2025
#4,867
in 2025
Canada
2017–2018
#2,616
in 2018

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics and Statistics Canada. ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Areli by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: #1,262
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Up 838
Best rank ever: #843; 2003
Peak year: 2008; 330 that year
First recorded: 1966
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 6,624
Count in 2025: 177

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: #8,965
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Up 3,194
Best rank ever: #6,254; 1989
Peak year: 2007; 9 that year
First recorded: 1989
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 115
Count in 2025: 8

Names similar to Areli

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Arely Kaeli Aretha Areej Keli Yareli Yaneli Arena Arelis Emeli Areya Caeli Arelys Areen Nayeli Arella Angeli Areeba Anayeli Noeli Mareli Aretta Arelia Arelly

Names with a curve like Areli

Not spelling — timing. These names rose, peaked and faded in the same years as Areli, so they read as being from the same moment even when they look nothing alike.

Heidy Samaria Estefany Yuliana Ashtyn Iyanna Anjali Makena Natalya Caleigh Shaylee Marin

Sibling names for Areli

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Saniyah Nelly Dalilah Nathaly Taliyah Jaylene Kimora Maleah

For a brother

Seamus Baron Jovani Jordy Draven Davian Marley Kole

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