Girls' name · since 1989
Ceili
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 288 babies named Ceili, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,265 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 288
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ceili sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 288 recorded since 1989.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ceili has been recorded 288 times among girls since 1989, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2019.
- #16,265 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 288 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ceili ranks #16,265 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 288 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,265 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 288
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ceili's 288 recorded births place it above 77.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ceili's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ceili splits its recorded history at 2002: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ceili popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2019
- Peak year (1997)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Ceili by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (140 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Ceili's strongest decade.
140 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Ceili births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
- 1990s
1990s
105 births
- 2000s
2000s
140 births
- 2010s 35
2010s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 140 births (49% of all-time use).
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- Ceili's decade-level peak was the 2000s (140 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ceili: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~30 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1989–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ceili draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.