Recorded 1965–2011 Girls' name Peak 1972 73 births

Celese — girls' name

73 babies named Celese in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

73 girls have been named Celese since 1965, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2011.

73
total births
1965–2011
years on record
1970s
peak decade
25%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Celese was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

7 babies were named Celese in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Celese

The Social Security Administration has registered 73 babies named Celese between 1965 and 2011, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Celese currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Celese performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Celese shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Celese 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 73 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.

Celese at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

73

Since 1965

47 years of records

Peak year

1972

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1965

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2011

Celese popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1965

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1972)
7
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Celese by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
18 births that decade — 25% of Celese's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Celese?
73 babies have been named Celese since 1965. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1972 with 7 births.
When was Celese most popular?
Celese was most popular in the 1970s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Celese been used?
Celese has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 47 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Celese?
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, 1965–2011 (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.