Girls' name · since 1968
Celines
176 babies named Celines in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,108 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 176
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
176 girls have been named Celines since 1968, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Celines recorded 176 times among girls since 1968, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2004.
- #21,108 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 176 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Celines ranks #21,108 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 176 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #21,108 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 176
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Celines's 176 recorded births place it above 70.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Celines's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Celines's full recorded timeline at 1981, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1975 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Celines popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2004
- Peak year (1975)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Celines by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (76 births, 43% of the file).
1970s was Celines's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Celines births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
76 births
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
44 births
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 76 births (43% of all-time use).
Celines by state
Where Celines concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 51 | 29.0% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 6 | 3.4% |
51 of 176 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Celines's data
- Celines's decade-level peak was the 1970s (76 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Celiness (51 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Celines: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1968–2004 (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 Celines 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.