Recorded 1957–2003 Girls' name Peak 1963 324 births

Celisa — girls' name

324 babies named Celisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s201960s991970s791980s731990s392000s14

The verdict

324 girls have been named Celisa since 1957, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 2003.

324
total births
1957–2003
years on record
1960s
peak decade
31%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Celisa was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

18 babies were named Celisa in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Celisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 324 babies named Celisa between 1957 and 2003, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Celisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Celisa performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 99 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Celisa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Celisa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Celisa 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 324 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.

Celisa at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

324

Since 1957

47 years of records

Peak year

1963

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1957

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2003

Celisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1957

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1963)
18
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
05101520 200319921987198219771971196619611957 5

Celisa by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
99 births that decade — 31% of Celisa's all-time total
1950s201960s991970s791980s731990s392000s14

Celisa by state

Where Celisa concentrates geographically — total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Celisa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Tennessee
6 1.9%
Tennessee share of Celisa's total US births 1.9%

6 of 324 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Celisa?
324 babies have been named Celisa since 1957. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1963 with 18 births.
When was Celisa most popular?
Celisa was most popular in the 1960s decade with 99 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
Where is Celisa most popular?
The top states for the name Celisa are Tennessee (6 births).
How long has the name Celisa been used?
Celisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 47 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Celisa?
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.

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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, 1957–2003 (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.