Girls' name · since 1903
Clelia
Since 1903, U.S. Social Security records show 530 babies named Clelia, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,419 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 530
- born since 1903
- 1920s
- peak decade
Clelia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 530 have been recorded since 1903.
Clelia has 530 recorded births among girls since 1903, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1903 to 2024.
- #11,419 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 530 born since 1903
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clelia ranks #11,419 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 530 born since 1903, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,419 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 530
- born since 1903
- 1920s
- peak decade
Clelia's 530 recorded births place it above 84.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Clelia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Clelia's SSA record in two at 1942 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1932, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Clelia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1903–2024
- Peak year (1920)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 122 years of records
Clelia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (130 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Clelia's strongest decade.
130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Clelia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 19
1900s
19 births
- 1910s
1910s
94 births
- 1920s
1920s
130 births
- 1930s
1930s
64 births
- 1940s 34
1940s
34 births
- 1950s
1950s
73 births
- 1960s 32
1960s
32 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 32
1980s
32 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s 8
2010s
8 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 130 births (25% of all-time use).
How Clelia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Clelia's total volume
Clelia by state
Where Clelia concentrates geographically, total births since 1903
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 14 | 2.6% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.9% |
14 of 530 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Clelia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (130 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Clelias (14 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Clelia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~121 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, 1903–2024 (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 Clelia 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.