Celina — #968 US girls' name
15,964 babies named Celina in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 95% of names given to girls today.
25% of everyone ever named Celina was born in this single decade.
593 babies were named Celina in 1994 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Celina
The Social Security Administration has registered 15,964 babies named Celina between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Celina currently holds the #968 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 593 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Celina performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 4,009 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Celina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 3,338 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Celina in 35 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Celina 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 15,964 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.
Celina at a glance
Top 1,000 girls' namePeak year
Current rank
Active since
Celina popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880
- Peak year (1994)
- 593
- Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
Currently ranks #968 among girls.
15,964 total births across 145 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1994 with 593 births in a single year.
Celina popularity over time — boys
6 total births recorded since 1978 (Celina as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Celina accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Celina by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 4,009 births that decade — 25% of Celina's all-time total
Celina decade highlights
- Peak decade 4,009 births
- Runner-up 2,489 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Celina's strongest decade
4,009 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 25% of all-time use.
Celina by state
Where Celina concentrates geographically — total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,338 | 20.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,969 | 12.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,080 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 709 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 655 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 436 | 2.7% |
| #7 | New Mexico | | 429 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 344 | 2.2% |
3,338 of 15,964 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 20.9% of nationwide
- Texas 12.3% of nationwide
- New York 6.8% of nationwide
- Florida 4.4% of nationwide
- Arizona 4.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 35 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 20.9% of all recorded births nationwide — a strong regional concentration for this name.
Celina appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1880–2024 (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.