Recorded 1988–1996 Girls' name Peak 1990 48 births

Ceslie — girls' name

48 babies named Ceslie in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s36

The verdict

48 girls have been named Ceslie since 1988, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1996.

48
total births
1988–1996
years on record
1990s
peak decade
75%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Ceslie was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

15 babies were named Ceslie in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ceslie

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Ceslie between 1988 and 1996, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ceslie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ceslie performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ceslie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ceslie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ceslie 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 48 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.

Ceslie at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

48

Since 1988

9 years of records

Peak year

1990

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1988

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1996

Ceslie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1988

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1990)
15
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
05101520 199619951991199019891988 6

Ceslie by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
36 births that decade — 75% of Ceslie's all-time total
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Ceslie by state

Where Ceslie concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ceslie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 12.5%
Texas share of Ceslie's total US births 12.5%

6 of 48 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ceslie?
48 babies have been named Ceslie since 1988. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1990 with 15 births.
When was Ceslie most popular?
Ceslie was most popular in the 1990s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Ceslie most popular?
The top states for the name Ceslie are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Ceslie been used?
Ceslie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 9 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Ceslie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cesia, Cesilia, Cesar, Cesily, 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, 1988–1996 (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.