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Areli

Gender
Unisex
Say it
ah-REH-lee
Origin
Hebrew
UK rank, 2025
#4,935 for girls
US rank, 2025
#1,261 for girls

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Areli is a name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies) and 1,261st for girls in the US (177 babies).

What does Areli mean?

Hebrew: biblical name, now used for girls in Spanish-speaking families

In Genesis, Areli is one of the sons of Gad, son of Jacob.

Is Areli a girl's or a boy's name?

In recent years, Areli has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls and 6 boys in the UK and 177 girls and 8 boys in the US.

How popular is Areli in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#4,935among girls
Babies in 2025
4about 1 in 70,000 girls
Five-year trend
Rising fastup 533% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Areli, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2023, with 6 girls. 6 boys were also named Areli in 2025 (3,329th for boys).

Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.

2022Busiest: 6 in 20232025
Areli in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20254#4,935
20246#3,758
20236#3,766
20224#4,870

How popular is Areli in the US?

Rank in 2025
#1,261among girls
Babies in 2025
177about 1 in 9,100 girls
Five-year trend
Risingup 61% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 177 girls in the US were named Areli, making it the 1,261st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,100th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 330 girls. It first appears in the records in 1966. 8 boys were also named Areli in 2025 (8,906th for boys).

2025 had more girls named Areli than any year since 2014.

Half of all the girls named Areli in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 453 girls in the US were given Areli or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #642, up from #1,261 for this spelling alone.

1966Busiest: 330 in 20082025
Areli in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025177#1,261
2024157#1,420
2023170#1,330
2022141#1,521
2021103#1,910
202087#2,100
2019106#1,888
2018120#1,717
2017120#1,752
2016152#1,496
2015168#1,396
2014199#1,228
2013168#1,382
2012187#1,279
2011212#1,157
2010231#1,075
2009262#1,007
2008330#850
2007295#918
2006267#976
2005265#935
2004286#859
2003289#843
2002212#1,021
2001220#975
2000170#1,174
1999158#1,204
1998117#1,456
1997130#1,325
1996159#1,137
1995134#1,258
1994115#1,397
1993108#1,469
1992107#1,471
199188#1,671
199064#2,063
198948#2,403
198829#3,301
198727#3,328
198629#3,133
198531#2,938
198421#3,725
198320#3,805
198216#4,526
198123#3,532
198020#3,852
197915#4,625
197815#4,459
197713#4,941
19768#6,609
19757#7,171
197413#4,458
19730–
19720–
19715#8,322
19700–
19695#7,469
19680–
19670–
19665#6,563

Names like Areli

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Aria Ava Delilah Ariella Eliana Athena Amelie Talia Fatima Abigail Maryam Autumn

Other spellings of Areli

Arely Arelly Arelie

Names related to Areli

Aurelia Arlie Ariel Arlia Ariela Aurelio Aurelie Arel Yareli Auriel

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Areli: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/areli, updated 20 October 2026.