Girls' name · since 1957
Celisa
Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 324 babies named Celisa, peaking in 1963. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,273 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 324
- born since 1957
- 1960s
- peak decade
324 girls have been named Celisa since 1957, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Celisa has 324 recorded births among girls since 1957, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2003.
- #15,273 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 324 born since 1957
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Celisa ranks #15,273 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 324 born since 1957, peaking in the 1960s.
- #15,273 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 324
- born since 1957
- 1960s
- peak decade
Celisa's 324 recorded births place it above 78.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
Celisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Celisa splits its recorded history at 1978: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1957 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1963 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Celisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2003
- Peak year (1963)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Celisa by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (99 births, 31% of the file).
1960s was Celisa's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Celisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 20
1950s
20 births
- 1960s
1960s
99 births
- 1970s
1970s
79 births
- 1980s
1980s
73 births
- 1990s 39
1990s
39 births
- 2000s 14
2000s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 99 births (31% of all-time use).
Celisa by state
Where Celisa concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 6 | 1.9% |
6 of 324 births nationwide.
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What to do with Celisa's data
- Celisa's decade-level peak was the 1960s (99 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Celisas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Celisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1957–2003 (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 Celisa 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.