Recorded 1998–2021 Girls' name Peak 1998 12 births

Celyn — girls' name

12 babies named Celyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62020s6

The verdict

12 girls have been named Celyn since 1998, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2021.

12
total births
1998–2021
years on record
1990s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Celyn was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

6 babies were named Celyn in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Celyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Celyn between 1998 and 2021, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Celyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Celyn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Celyn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Celyn 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 12 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.

Celyn at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

12

Since 1998

24 years of records

Peak year

1998

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1998

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2021

Celyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1998

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1998)
6
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
6 20211998 6

Celyn by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
6 births that decade — 50% of Celyn's all-time total
1990s62020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Celyn?
12 babies have been named Celyn since 1998. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1998 with 6 births.
When was Celyn most popular?
Celyn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Celyn been used?
Celyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 24 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Celyn?
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, 1998–2021 (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.