Total births
270
Girls' name · since 1965
Celes
Celes has 270 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6709
- among girls today
- 270
- born since 1965
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 62%
- more common than other girls
270 babies have been named Celes since 1965, making it today's #6709 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Celes has been recorded 270 times among girls since 1965, currently ranked #6709 nationally and more common than 62% of girls, 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 1965 to 2025.
- #6709 among girls today
- 270 born since 1965
- 2000s peak decade
- 62% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Celes is currently the #6709 girls' name in America, more common than 62% of girls - 270 born since 1965, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6709
- among girls today
- 270
- born since 1965
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 62%
- more common than other girls
Celes vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#6709
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 62% of names given to girls today.
2000s
Peak decade
32% of everyone ever named Celes was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
17 babies were named Celes in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Celes compares
270 43th percentile among 17,726 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
Celes's all-time total is 29% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Celes | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 270 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 48 | 19,840 |
Celes's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Celes's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1965, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Celes at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#6,709
Active since
1965
Celes popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Celes by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Celes's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Celes births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
- 2000s
2000s
86 births
- 2010s
2010s
81 births
- 2020s
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 86 births (32% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Celes? ▼
Since 1965, Social Security records show 270 babies named Celes. Today it holds rank #6709 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 17 births.
When was Celes most popular? ▼
Celes was most popular in the 2000s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Celes been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Celes since 1965 -- 61 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Celes? ▼
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 Celes's data
- Celes's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (86 total births) through the 2020s (55) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Celes
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Celes
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Celine Girl
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Celina Girl
#971 16,295 births
Celestine Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1965–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Celes: #6709 Girls' Name - 270 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/celes. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Celes 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 June 2026.