Girls' name · since 1962
Celise
Celise has 207 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,463 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,962 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 207
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
207 babies have been named Celise since 1962, making it today's #8962 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Celise recorded 207 times among girls since 1962, holding rank #8962 nationally today, ahead of 48% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2025.
- #19,463 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,962 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 207 born since 1962
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Celise ranks #19,463 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,962 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 207 born since 1962, peaking in the 2000s.
- #19,463 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,962 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 207
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
Celise's 207 recorded births place it above 73.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Celise compares
207 37th percentile among 17,297 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
Celise's all-time total is 45% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Celise | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 207 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 21 | 19,840 |
Celise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Celise's full recorded timeline at 2008, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Celise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Celise by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (57 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Celise's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Celise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
25 births
- 2000s
2000s
57 births
- 2010s
2010s
50 births
- 2020s
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 57 births (28% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Celise? ▼
Where does Celise sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
When was Celise most popular? ▼
How long has the name Celise been used? ▼
What names are similar to Celise? ▼
What to do with Celise's data
- Celise's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (57 total births) through the 2020s (44) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Celise
Nearby Names Like Celise
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Celise
Compare Celise side by side: Celise vs Celeste Celise vs Celia Celise vs Celine
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Celise
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Celise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1962–2025 (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 Celise 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.