Girls' name · since 1975
Celica
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 183 babies named Celica, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,706 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 183
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Celica is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 183 have been recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Celica has been recorded 183 times among girls since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2003.
- #20,706 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 183 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Celica ranks #20,706 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 183 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #20,706 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 183
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Celica's 183 recorded births place it above 71.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Celica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Celica splits its recorded history at 1989: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Celica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2003
- Peak year (1980)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Celica by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (79 births, 43% of the file).
1980s was Celica's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Celica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
32 births
- 1980s
1980s
79 births
- 1990s
1990s
56 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 79 births (43% of all-time use).
Celica by state
Where Celica concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 19 | 10.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11 | 6.0% |
19 of 183 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Celica's data
- Celica's decade-level peak was the 1980s (79 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Celicas (19 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 Celica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1975–2003 (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 Celica 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.