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Arely

ah-REH-lee /ɑˈrɛli/

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025
#983 of girl names
Babies in 2025
257 (0.015% of girls)
Trend
Steady #1,019 in 2020 to #983 in 2025
Peak
#554 in 2007
First recorded
1972

Meaning of Arely

Arely (ah-REH-lee) is a globe-trotting charmer: she draws her strength from the Hebrew Areli, “lion of God,” twirls through Spanish-speaking lands with her lyrical rhythm, and now lights up American playgrounds like a row of Diwali diyas. She carries a golden whisper of Aurelia too, so her roar is wrapped in sunshine. In the U.S., her rise has been steady—never a meteor, always a bright kite catching every new breeze—and parents love that balance of fire and grace. Picture her as a little girl in a marigold dress, giggling at a Holi splash, equal parts bold and sweet. Friends say Arely feels familiar yet fresh, easy to call across a bustling market or a busy park. She is a name for dreamers who want their daughter to stride forward with the heart of a lion and the sparkle of festival lights.

How to pronounce Arely

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Popularity of Arely in the U.S.

Arely was the #983 girl name in the U.S. in 2025, with 257 babies. It peaked at #554 in 2007 and has been in the top 1,000 since 2023. It first appears in the records in 1972.

Bar and line chart: Arely in the U.S., 1972–2025. Bars: girls given the name each year, most 552 in 2007 and 257 in 2025. Line: rank among girl names, peak #554 in 2007, #983 in 2025.
  • Girls named Arely (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1972–2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1972⁠–⁠2025 53 rows
Arely: babies and rank among girl names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2025257983▼ 59
2024287924▼ 85
2023326839▲ 333
20222061,172▼ 19
20212121,153▼ 134
20202471,019▲ 10
20192491,029▼ 88
2018283941▲ 1
2017280942▼ 174
2016370768▲ 14
2015361782▼ 41
2014377741▼ 22
2013383719▼ 94
2012457625▼ 60
2011513565▲ 91
2010446656▼ 12
2009461644▼ 31
2008498613▼ 59
2007552554▲ 23
2006508577▲ 35
2005462612▼ 31
2004484581▲ 17
2003457598▲ 100
2002359698▲ 106
2001293804▲ 100
2000242904▲ 119
19991991,023▼ 8
19981961,015▲ 76
19971721,091▲ 103
19961511,194▲ 198
19951181,392▼ 153
19941391,239▲ 51
19931311,290▲ 127
19921151,417▲ 440
1991761,857▲ 317
1990592,174▲ 197
1989492,371▲ 496
1988362,867▲ 657
1987253,524▲ 121
1986233,645▼ 399
1985273,246▲ 628
1984203,874▲ 1,274
1983135,148▼ 801
1982174,347▲ 616
1981144,963▼ 636
1980174,327▲ 2,369
197996,696▲ 1,866
197868,562▼ 995
197777,567▲ 589
197668,156▼ 1,672
197586,484▲ 416
197476,900back (not recorded in 1973)
197267,292new

Arely by state

Arely ranks #448 in Texas (2025).

Map: Arely's 2025 rank among girl names in each U.S. state
Rank among girl names by state, 2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Rank by state 13 states
Arely: rank and babies by state, 2025
StateRankBabies
Texas44874
California48070
Nevada5085
Arizona6769
Colorado7037
Alabama7166
Indiana9166
Illinois1,0148
Washington1,0465
North Carolina1,1387
Georgia1,3586
Florida1,5458
New York1,6547

Notable people named Arely

  • Arely Muciño is a Mexican boxer who won four world flyweight titles.
  • Arely Gómez González is a Mexican attorney and PRI politician who served as Attorney General and Secretary of the Civil Service under Enrique Peña Nieto and was elected to the Senate.