Girls' name · since 1970
Celenia
220 babies named Celenia in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,833 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 220
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
220 girls have been named Celenia since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Celenia recorded 220 times among girls since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2024.
- #18,833 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 220 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Celenia ranks #18,833 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 220 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #18,833 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 220
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Celenia's 220 recorded births place it above 73.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Celenia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Celenia's full recorded timeline at 1990, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Celenia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2024
- Peak year (1985)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Celenia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (98 births, 45% of the file).
1980s was Celenia's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Celenia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s
1980s
98 births
- 1990s
1990s
42 births
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
- 2010s 22
2010s
22 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 98 births (45% of all-time use).
Celenia by state
Where Celenia concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 29 | 13.2% |
29 of 220 births nationwide.
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What to do with Celenia's data
- Celenia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (98 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Celenias (29 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Celenia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1970–2024 (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 Celenia 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.