Girls' name · since 1896
Cellie
Cellie has 93 recorded births since 1896 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,874 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 93
- born since 1896
- 1920s
- peak decade
93 girls have been named Cellie since 1896, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Cellie recorded 93 times among girls since 1896, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 1929.
- #27,874 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 93 born since 1896
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cellie ranks #27,874 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 93 born since 1896, peaking in the 1920s.
- #27,874 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 93
- born since 1896
- 1920s
- peak decade
Cellie's 93 recorded births place it above 61.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cellie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cellie splits its recorded history at 1916: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1896 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cellie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–1929
- Peak year (1920)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Cellie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (41 births, 44% of the file).
1920s was Cellie's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Cellie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s
1900s
21 births
- 1910s
1910s
25 births
- 1920s
1920s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 41 births (44% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cellie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1896–1929 (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 Cellie 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.