Fun Facts About the Name Arelis
- More than 1 thousand babies named Arelis: U.S. records list 1,015 babies given the name Arelis from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Arelis Mean?
Arelis is a feminine given name used mainly in Spanish-speaking countries and in Hispanic communities in the United States. Its meaning is not securely documented, and no single earlier word or name has been reliably identified as its source.
The explanation given most often is that Arelis is a variant of Aurelia, the feminine form of the Latin family name Aurelius, from aurum, "gold." If that is correct, the literal sense would be "golden," though the ending -is would be a later alteration rather than part of the Latin form. A second suggestion links it to the Spanish Marian name Araceli, from Latin ara caeli, "altar of heaven." The two names sound alike, but similarity in sound alone does not establish a shared origin, so this remains a possibility rather than a demonstrated fact. It is also possible that Arelis was formed from familiar name elements without a classical ancestor.
Arelis Name History & Origins
Arelis belongs to the group of feminine names that circulated in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean and in Latin American communities, including forms such as Arelys and Arellys, and it is now also used by Hispanic families in the United States. Names of this kind often share endings and rhythms rather than a single ancestor, which makes a step-by-step history hard to reconstruct.
If Arelis descends from Aurelia, its background would lie in the Roman Aurelius family name and its feminine form, which passed into Spanish and other European languages and produced names such as Aurelia and Aurelio. If instead it is connected to the name Araceli, its history would run through the Marian devotion associated with that title. Neither line of descent has been confirmed for Arelis specifically.
How Popular is the Name Arelis?
Arelis has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1978. Its best rank was #2,052 in 1978.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,416 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #6,944 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2023 | #8,097 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2022 | #9,121 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #7,286 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2020 | #12,283 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #7,391 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2018 | #5,474 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2017 | #10,033 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #7,280 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2015 | #13,145 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #9,600 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #11,372 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #9,791 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #7,920 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2009 | #7,096 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2008 | #8,578 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #5,726 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2006 | #9,978 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #4,970 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2004 | #3,397 | 44 | 0.0024% |
| 2003 | #3,295 | 44 | 0.0024% |
| 2002 | #6,421 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2001 | #5,385 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2000 | #4,540 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1999 | #7,282 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #5,147 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1997 | #5,240 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1996 | #4,593 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1995 | #4,226 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1994 | #4,254 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1993 | #5,437 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1992 | #4,095 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1991 | #4,663 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1990 | #6,493 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1989 | #4,530 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1988 | #5,079 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1987 | #3,754 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1986 | #3,558 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1985 | #3,430 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 1984 | #3,151 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1983 | #3,825 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1982 | #5,224 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1981 | #3,536 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 1980 | #3,324 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 1979 | #2,529 | 36 | 0.0022% |
| 1978 | #2,052 | 46 | 0.0030% |
| 1977 | #5,550 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1976 | #5,236 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1975 | #5,548 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1972 | #7,328 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #4,550 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1970 | #7,114 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #4,312 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1966 | #5,837 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #5,915 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #6,619 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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