US rank #7985 Girls' name Peak 1993 1,738 births

Celene — #7985 US girls' name

1,738 babies named Celene in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s221930s211940s491950s1011960s1251970s1301980s1961990s6082000s2342010s1742020s73
#7985
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 55% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Celene was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

102 babies were named Celene in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Celene

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,738 babies named Celene between 1917 and 2024, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Celene currently holds the #7985 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 102 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Celene performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 608 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Celene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 510 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Celene in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Celene 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 1,738 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.

Celene at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,738

Since 1917

108 years of records

Peak year

1993

102 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#7,985

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1917

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2024

Celene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1917

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1993)
102
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
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Celene by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
608 births that decade — 35% of Celene's all-time total
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Celene by state

Where Celene concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Regionally concentrated
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Celene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
510 29.3%
#2 Texas
119 6.8%
#3 New York
17 1.0%
#4 Illinois
10 0.6%
#5 Arizona
5 0.3%
#6 Florida
5 0.3%
California share of Celene's total US births 29.3%
Even split

510 of 1,738 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Celene?
1,738 babies have been named Celene since 1917. It currently ranks #7985 among girls. The peak year was 1993 with 102 births.
When was Celene most popular?
Celene was most popular in the 1990s decade with 608 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Celene most popular?
The top states for the name Celene are California (510 births), Texas (119 births), New York (17 births).
How long has the name Celene been used?
Celene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 108 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Celene?
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.

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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, 1917–2024 (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.