Recorded 1987–2013 Girls' name Peak 1994 223 births

Celsey — girls' name

223 babies named Celsey in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

223 girls have been named Celsey since 1987, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2013.

223
total births
1987–2013
years on record
1990s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Celsey was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

20 babies were named Celsey in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Celsey

The Social Security Administration has registered 223 babies named Celsey between 1987 and 2013, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Celsey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Celsey performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 133 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Celsey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Celsey in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Celsey 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 223 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.

Celsey at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

223

Since 1987

27 years of records

Peak year

1994

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1987

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2013

Celsey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1987

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1994)
20
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Celsey by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
133 births that decade — 60% of Celsey's all-time total
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Celsey by state

Where Celsey concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Celsey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
11 4.9%
Texas share of Celsey's total US births 4.9%

11 of 223 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Celsey?
223 babies have been named Celsey since 1987. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1994 with 20 births.
When was Celsey most popular?
Celsey was most popular in the 1990s decade with 133 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Celsey most popular?
The top states for the name Celsey are Texas (11 births).
How long has the name Celsey been used?
Celsey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 27 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Celsey?
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, 1987–2013 (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.