Total births
519
Girls' name · since 1880
Celie
519 babies named Celie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13491
- among girls today
- 519
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 24%
- more common than other girls
Celie currently ranks #13491 among girls' names in America, with 519 babies recorded since 1880.
Celie has 519 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13491 as of the latest data, more common than 24% of girls, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #13491 among girls today
- 519 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
- 24% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Celie is currently the #13491 girls' name in America, more common than 24% of girls - 519 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #13491
- among girls today
- 519
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 24%
- more common than other girls
Celie vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#13491
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 24% of names given to girls today.
1910s
Peak decade
17% of everyone ever named Celie was born in this single decade.
1916
Single peak year
15 babies were named Celie in 1916 - its busiest year on record.
How Celie compares
519 Top 44% higher than 56% of 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
Celie's all-time total is 36% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Celie | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 519 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 48 | 19,840 |
Celie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Celie's full recorded timeline at 1937, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1880, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Celie at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1916
Current rank
#13,491
Active since
1880
Celie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1916)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Celie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Celie's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Celie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 24
1880s
24 births
- 1890s
1890s
40 births
- 1900s
1900s
38 births
- 1910s
1910s
86 births
- 1920s
1920s
62 births
- 1930s 22
1930s
22 births
- 1940s 21
1940s
21 births
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s
1990s
35 births
- 2000s
2000s
83 births
- 2010s
2010s
38 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 86 births (17% of all-time use).
How Celie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Celie's total volume
Celie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Celie? ▼
Celie has been given to 519 babies in the U.S. since 1880, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #13491 as of the latest data. 15 babies were born in 1916, its single highest year.
When was Celie most popular? ▼
Celie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Celie been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Celie since 1880 -- 146 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Celie? ▼
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 Celie's data
- Celie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (86 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- 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 Celie
Nearby Names Like Celie
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Celie
Celeste Girl
#197 65,621 births
Celia Girl
#735 56,642 births
Celine Girl
#228 18,522 births
Celina Girl
#971 16,295 births
Celestine Girl
#3964 9,809 births
Compare Celie side by side: Celie vs Celeste Celie vs Celia Celie vs Celine
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Celie
Claudine #13490
11,323 births · Peak 1970
Rennie #13492
940 births · Peak 1922
Rella #13489
1,325 births · Peak 1921
Adell #13493
6,214 births · Peak 1921
Osa #13488
683 births · Peak 1892
Celesta #13494
2,136 births · Peak 1921
Corine #13487
14,547 births · Peak 1920
Donia #13495
1,219 births · Peak 1970
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1880–2025 (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. "Celie: #13491 Girls' Name - 519 Births, Peak 1916." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/celie. 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 Celie 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 July 2026.