Girls' name · since 1931

Cela

90 babies named Cela in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#28,269 of 72,339
all-time among girls
90
born since 1931
2000s
peak decade

Cela is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 90 have been recorded since 1931.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cela has been recorded 90 times among girls since 1931, 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 1931 to 2022.

  • #28,269 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 90 born since 1931
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cela ranks #28,269 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 90 born since 1931, peaking in the 2000s.

#28,269 of 72,339
all-time among girls
90
born since 1931
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Cela's 90 recorded births place it above 60.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Cela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Cela splits its recorded history at 2001: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1951 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Cela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2000)
9
Annual births at peak, across 92 years of records
45678910 19311951196020002002200620162022 5

Cela by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (35 births, 39% of the file).

2000s was Cela's strongest decade.

35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Cela births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 35 births (39% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cela? ▼
90 babies have been named Cela since 1931. All-time, it sits at #28,269 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2000 with 9 births.
Where does Cela sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cela ranks #28,269 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Cela most popular? ▼
Cela was most popular in the 2000s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Cela been used? ▼
Records for Cela go back to 1931, giving 92 years of history through 2022.
What names are similar to Cela? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Celeste, Celia, Celine, Celina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Cela's data

  • Cela's decade-level peak was the 2000s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- 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.

Keep exploring Cela

Nearby Names Like Cela

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Cela

Celeste Girl
#188 65,621 births
Celia Girl
#774 56,642 births
Celine Girl
#207 18,522 births
Celina Girl
#827 16,295 births
Celestine Girl
#3213 9,809 births

Compare Cela side by side: Cela vs Celeste Cela vs Celia Cela vs Celine

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Rozelia
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Estoria #15026
90 births · Peak 1924
Signora
90 births · Peak 1916
Liboria
90 births · Peak 1925
Awanda
90 births · Peak 1930
Burnis
90 births · Peak 1925
Emojean
90 births · Peak 1928
Lile #13315
90 births · Peak 2020

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Cela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1931–2022 (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 Cela 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.