Total births
45
Girls' name · since 2008
Cely
45 babies named Cely in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11837
- among girls today
- 45
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 33%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Cely is the #11837 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 45 recorded since 2008.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cely has been recorded 45 times among girls since 2008, currently ranked #11837 nationally and more common than 33% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #11837 among girls today
- 45 born since 2008
- 2020s peak decade
- 33% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Cely is currently the #11837 girls' name in America, more common than 33% of girls - 45 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11837
- among girls today
- 45
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 33%
- more common than other girls
Cely vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#11837
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 33% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
78% of everyone ever named Cely was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
12 babies were named Cely in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Cely compares
45 14th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cely's all-time total is 88% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cely | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 45 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 48 | 19,840 |
Cely's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cely splits its recorded history at 2023: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cely at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#11,837
Active since
2008
Cely popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Cely by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Cely's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Cely births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 35 births (78% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Cely? ▼
45 babies have been named Cely since 2008. It currently ranks #11837 among girls. The peak year was 2025 with 12 births.
When was Cely most popular? ▼
Cely was most popular in the 2020s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Cely been used? ▼
Records for Cely go back to 2008, giving 18 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Cely? ▼
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 Cely
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Cely
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Celina Girl
#971 16,295 births
Celestine Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2008–2025 (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. "Cely: #11837 Girls' Name - 45 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/cely. 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 Cely 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 July 2026.