Arcelia
Arcelia was the 5935th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1950, when it ranked 1725th; the most babies were born in 1975 (46). Over the last ten years it has moved up 6,016 places. More babies were named Arcelia in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,935 girls, up 6,356 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 20girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 197546 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,836babies recorded
Arcelia popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,935 | 20 |
| 2020 | #12,291 | 7 |
| 2010 | #8,761 | 13 |
| 2000 | #4,088 | 30 |
| 1990 | #4,131 | 24 |
| 1980 | #2,540 | 37 |
| 1970 | #2,863 | 24 |
| 1960 | #2,575 | 22 |
| 1950 | #1,725 | 30 |
| 1940 | #2,745 | 10 |
| 1930 | #3,362 | 8 |
| 1920 | #2,739 | 12 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Arcelia, counting every spelling?
Arcelia has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Arcelia?
20 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Arcelia (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Arcelia born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 423 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Arcelia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Arcelia?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Arcelia are alive today, with a median age of 43; half are between 27 and 56. That makes Arcelia mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Arcelia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Arcelia, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Arcelia
How popular is the name Arcelia?
Arcelia was the 5935th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1950, when it ranked 1725th; the most babies were born in 1975 (46). Over the last ten years it has moved up 6,016 places. More babies were named Arcelia in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Arcelia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Arcelia in the US.