Girls' name · since 1890
Celena
Since 1890, U.S. Social Security records show 4,789 babies named Celena, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,652 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,908 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,789
- born since 1890
- 1970s
- peak decade
Celena currently ranks #3908 among girls' names in America, with 4,789 babies recorded since 1890.
Social Security Administration records show Celena recorded 4,789 times among girls since 1890, holding rank #3908 nationally today, ahead of 77% of girls, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 2025.
- #2,652 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,908 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,789 born since 1890
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Celena ranks #2,652 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,908 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,789 born since 1890, peaking in the 1970s.
- #2,652 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,908 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,789
- born since 1890
- 1970s
- peak decade
Celena's 4,789 recorded births place it above 96.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Celena compares
4,789 Top 14% higher than 86% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Celena's all-time total is 13x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Celena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,789 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 202 | 21 | 19,840 |
Celena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Celena's SSA record in two at 1979 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1890, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 202, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Celena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 202
- Annual births at peak, across 136 years of records
Celena by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (1,253 births, 26% of the file).
1970s was Celena's strongest decade.
1,253 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Celena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 36
1910s
36 births
- 1920s 26
1920s
26 births
- 1930s 17
1930s
17 births
- 1940s 21
1940s
21 births
- 1950s 84
1950s
84 births
- 1960s 280
1960s
280 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,253 births
- 1980s
1980s
739 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,234 births
- 2000s
2000s
560 births
- 2010s 355
2010s
355 births
- 2020s 173
2020s
173 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,253 births (26% of all-time use).
How Celena compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Celena's total volume
Celena by state
Where Celena concentrates geographically, total births since 1890
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 629 | 13.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 284 | 5.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 186 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 142 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 99 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 98 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 87 | 1.8% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 83 | 1.7% |
629 of 4,789 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Celena appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Celena's data
- Celena's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,253 total births); usage has since declined to 173 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Celenas (629 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Celena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~135 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, 1890–2025 (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 Celena 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.