Total births
157
Girls' name · since 1913
Cella
Cella has 157 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 157
- total births
- 1913–2019
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 30%
- born in that decade
Cella is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 157 have been recorded since 1913.
Social Security Administration records show Cella recorded 157 times among girls since 1913, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2019.
- 157 total births
- 1913–2019 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 30% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
157 girls have been named Cella since 1913, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2019.
- 157
- total births
- 1913–2019
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 30%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
30% of everyone ever named Cella was born in this single decade.
2015
Single peak year
12 babies were named Cella in 2015 - its busiest year on record.
Cella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cella's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1913, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cella at a glance
Last recorded 2019Peak year
2015
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1913
Cella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2019
- Peak year (2015)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Cella by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Cella's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Cella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1930s 8
1930s
8 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
24 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
41 births
- 2010s
2010s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 47 births (30% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Cella? ▼
Cella has been given to 157 babies in the U.S. since 1913, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2019. 12 babies were born in 2015, its single highest year.
When was Cella most popular? ▼
Cella was most popular in the 2010s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Cella been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Cella since 1913 -- 107 years through the most recent 2019 data.
What names are similar to Cella? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Cella
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Cella
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Celestine Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1913–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Cella: Baby Name Since 1913 - 157 Births, Peak 2015." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/cella. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Cella 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 June 2026.