Recorded 1931–2022 Girls' name Peak 2000 90 births

Cela — girls' name

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.

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The verdict

90 girls have been named Cela since 1931, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2022.

90
total births
1931–2022
years on record
2000s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Cela was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

9 babies were named Cela in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cela

The Social Security Administration has registered 90 babies named Cela between 1931 and 2022, spanning 92 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cela currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cela performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Cela shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cela in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 90 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cela at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

90

Since 1931

92 years of records

Peak year

2000

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1931

Recorded for 92 years

Last year on file: 2022

Cela popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2000)
9
Annual births at peak — across 92 years of records
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Cela by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
35 births that decade — 39% of Cela's all-time total
1930s131950s101960s61990s82000s352010s132020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cela?
90 babies have been named Cela since 1931. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2000 with 9 births.
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?
Cela has been recorded in Social Security data since 1931, spanning 92 years of data 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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1931–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.