Girls' name · since 1987
Celsey
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 223 babies named Celsey, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,696 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 223
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Celsey is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 223 have been recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Celsey has been recorded 223 times among girls since 1987, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2013.
- #18,696 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 223 born since 1987
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Celsey ranks #18,696 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 223 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.
- #18,696 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 223
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Celsey's 223 recorded births place it above 74.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Celsey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Celsey splits its recorded history at 1999: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Celsey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2013
- Peak year (1994)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Celsey by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (133 births, 60% of the file).
1990s was Celsey's strongest decade.
133 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Celsey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
133 births
- 2000s
2000s
67 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 133 births (60% of all-time use).
Celsey by state
Where Celsey concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 11 | 4.9% |
11 of 223 births nationwide.
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What to do with Celsey's data
- Celsey's decade-level peak was the 1990s (133 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Celseys (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Celsey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1987–2013 (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 Celsey 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.