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Araceli

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Meaning

Altar of heaven, through a Marian title.

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

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Published name usage

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PlaceYearRecorded usagePublished birthsRankNotes
France1974Girls5 (rounded to 5)2465Counts 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 & Wales2025Girls35927Published ranks differ from ranks calculated over visible rows. Counts retained; automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published.
United States2025Girls364746Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
United States1994Boys115109Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero.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.

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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.

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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.

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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence

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License: Open Government Licence v3.0

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U.S. Social Security Administration

Attribution: U.S. Social Security Administration

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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.

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