The exact Spanish given-name entry derives the name from María de Araceli, a Roman Catholic Marian epithet, and explicitly analyzes Latin ara, altar, plus coeli, of heaven. This religious history is context, not a belief attributed to the bearer.
Origin
Spanish Marian name, formed from a Latin title.
The exact Spanish entry records female given-name use, the shortened Marian title and the Latin formation. The English geographic homograph is not used as name evidence.
English pronunciation
Not yet published for this spelling.
Published name usage
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Latest published record available for this spelling in each place and recorded usage
Place
Year
Recorded usage
Published births
Rank
Notes
France
1974
Girls
5 (rounded to 5)
2465
Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published.
England & Wales
2025
Girls
3
5927
Published ranks differ from ranks calculated over visible rows. Counts retained; automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published.
United States
2025
Girls
364
746
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
United States
1994
Boys
11
5109
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
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Language of use: Spanish
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Exact Spanish entry documents female given-name use. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Meaning: Altar of heaven, through a Marian title.
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The exact Spanish given-name entry derives the name from María de Araceli, a Roman Catholic Marian epithet, and explicitly analyzes Latin ara, altar, plus coeli, of heaven. This religious history is context, not a belief attributed to the bearer. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Pronunciation in the source language: Spanish (Latin America, Philippines): /aɾaˈseli/
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Recorded regional Spanish reading; not an English guide or universal personal reading. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Pronunciation in the source language: Spanish (Spain, Equatorial Guinea): /aɾaˈθeli/
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Recorded regional Spanish reading; not an English guide or universal personal reading. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Short form of: María (de) Araceli
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The Spanish entry documents Araceli as a shortened form of this Marian name/title. This is a historical shortening relationship, not a claim that every person named Araceli uses the longer name. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Araceli&oldid=83107502. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names condensed the exact given-name entry and retained its cultural scope. No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Origin: Spanish Marian name, formed from a Latin title.
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The exact Spanish entry records female given-name use, the shortened Marian title and the Latin formation. The English geographic homograph is not used as name evidence. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Spelling variant: Aracely
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Explicit alternative form in the exact Spanish given-name entry. Popularity statistics remain separate. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.