Recorded 1917–2003 Girls' name Peak 1995 80 births

Celsa — girls' name

80 babies named Celsa in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

80 girls have been named Celsa since 1917, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2003.

80
total births
1917–2003
years on record
1990s
peak decade
35%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Celsa was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

10 babies were named Celsa in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Celsa

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Celsa between 1917 and 2003, spanning 87 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Celsa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Celsa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Celsa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Celsa 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 80 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.

Celsa at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

80

Since 1917

87 years of records

Peak year

1995

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1917

Recorded for 87 years

Last year on file: 2003

Celsa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1917

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1995)
10
Annual births at peak — across 87 years of records
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Celsa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
28 births that decade — 35% of Celsa's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Celsa?
80 babies have been named Celsa since 1917. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1995 with 10 births.
When was Celsa most popular?
Celsa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Celsa been used?
Celsa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 87 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Celsa?
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.

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, 1917–2003 (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.