Recorded 1970–1998 Girls' name Peak 1980 32 births

Celida — girls' name

32 babies named Celida in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s121990s15

The verdict

32 girls have been named Celida since 1970, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1998.

32
total births
1970–1998
years on record
1990s
peak decade
47%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Celida was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

6 babies were named Celida in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Celida

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Celida between 1970 and 1998, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Celida currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Celida performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Celida shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Celida in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Celida 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 32 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.

Celida at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

32

Since 1970

29 years of records

Peak year

1980

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1970

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1998

Celida popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1970

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1980)
6
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
4.555.566.5 199819931990198919801970 5

Celida by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
15 births that decade — 47% of Celida's all-time total
1970s51980s121990s15

Celida by state

Where Celida concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Celida
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 15.6%
California share of Celida's total US births 15.6%

5 of 32 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Celida?
32 babies have been named Celida since 1970. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1980 with 6 births.
When was Celida most popular?
Celida was most popular in the 1990s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Celida most popular?
The top states for the name Celida are California (5 births).
How long has the name Celida been used?
Celida has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 29 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Celida?
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, 1970–1998 (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.