Arcelio
An Italian masculine name derived from the Latin "arx caelis" meaning "celestial fortress".
Name Census estimates that about 5 living Americans carry the first name Arcelio. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Arcelio today is around 4 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Arcelio births was 2022 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Arcelio. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Arcelio. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
5
~ 1 in 68,550,868 Americans
Peak year
2022
5 babies that year
Average age
4
years old
2022 SSA rank
#12,487
Tracked since 2022
Census
Arcelio in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 165 people with the first name Arcelio, which placed it at #43,061 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#43,061
National first-name rank
People counted
165
165 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
92.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Arcelio
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Arcelio is Hispanic at 92.7%. The next largest groups are Black (3.0%) and White (2.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Arcelio described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Arcelio at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino92.7% · 153
- Black or African American3.0% · 5
- White2.4% · 4
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2% · 2
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 1
Popularity
Arcelio: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Arcelio by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Arcelio during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Arcelio
The name Arcelio is a variation of the Italian name Arcilio, which has its roots in the Latin name Arcilius. The name Arcilius is derived from the Latin word "arcus," meaning "bow" or "arch," and the suffix "-ilius," which was commonly used to form personal names in ancient Rome.
The earliest recorded use of the name Arcelio can be traced back to the 16th century in Italy. During this period, Italian names were heavily influenced by Latin and Greek roots, and the name Arcelio likely emerged as a diminutive or pet form of the more common name Arcilio.
One of the earliest known individuals with the name Arcelio was an Italian painter who lived in the late 16th century. Arcelio Marini (c. 1565-1625) was a Renaissance artist from the city of Pisa, known for his religious paintings and frescoes in various churches throughout Italy.
In the 17th century, another notable figure with the name Arcelio was Arcelio Mazzanti (1598-1678), an Italian historian and writer from the city of Bologna. He authored several works on the history of Bologna and its surrounding regions.
Moving to the 18th century, Arcelio Castiglioni (1725-1792) was an Italian mathematician and astronomer who made significant contributions to the study of celestial mechanics and the calculation of planetary orbits.
In the 19th century, Arcelio Galli (1801-1873) was an Italian composer and conductor who wrote several operas and orchestral works that were performed throughout Italy during his lifetime.
Another prominent individual with the name Arcelio was Arcelio Avellino (1860-1932), an Italian Roman Catholic priest who served as a missionary in South America. He is recognized as a Venerable by the Catholic Church for his pious life and service to the poor.
While the name Arcelio is not as common today as it once was, it remains a part of Italian cultural heritage and serves as a reminder of the rich linguistic and historical traditions that have shaped the Italian language and naming practices over the centuries.
People
Arcelio + last name combinations
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FAQ
Arcelio: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Arcelio?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Arcelio going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 68,550,868 US residents.
Is Arcelio a common name?
We classify Arcelio as "Very Rare". It ranks above 18.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Arcelio most popular?
The single biggest year for Arcelio was 2022, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Arcelio is about 4 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Arcelio in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 165 people with the name Arcelio, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #43,061 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Arcelio in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Arcelio?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Arcelio leans strongly male. 158 people counted with this name were male (97.5%), compared with 4 female bearers (2.5%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Arcelio?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Arcelio is Hispanic at 92.7%. The next largest groups are Black (3.0%) and White (2.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Arcelio most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Arcelio in the 2020 Census, accounting for 92.7% (153 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Arcelio in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Arcelio a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Arcelio in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Arcelio still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Arcelio in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Arcelio can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Arcelio?
For a quick modern take, check how many people share the name Arcelio on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.