Celina

#827 for girls in 2025, 329 births · Last seen for boys in 1978 at #5,059
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1994 · 593 births
Debut · girls
12 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
16,295
since 1880

Celina over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Celina has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201979peak #423, 1994girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#827329—
2024#970267—
2023#1,016249—
2022#1,066237—
2021#1,187205—
2020#1,159202—
2019#1,125215—
2018#1,219192—
2017#1,224196—
2016#1,145220—
2015#1,354175—
2014#1,270189—
2013#1,362171—
2012#1,136216—
2011#1,415161—
2010#1,311179—
2009#1,334180—
2008#1,351180—
2007#1,239200—
2006#1,056242—
2005#982249—
2004#1,025227—
2003#1,008229—
2002#812285—
2001#949233—
2000#766298—
1999#689328—
1998#665346—
1997#630355—
1996#630355—
1995#457556—
1994#423593—
1993#508486—
1992#615370—
1991#671321—
1990#703299—
1989#781247—
1988#802230—
1987#779227—
1986#722246—
1985#665272—
1984#625284—
1983#720231—
1982#664267—
1981#689252—
1980#718233—
1979#710239—
1978#644252#5,0596
1977#563312—
1976#744197—
1975#932136—
1974#946131—
1973#878146—
1972#1,20589—
1971#1,098109—
1970#1,30682—
1969#1,10999—
1968#1,028102—
1967#1,14785—
1966#1,38563—
1965#1,26372—
1964#1,22481—
1963#1,40363—
1962#1,25877—
1961#1,32770—
1960#1,32869—
1959#1,55249—
1958#1,73339—
1957#2,41622—
1956#1,83534—
1955#1,57942—
1954#1,70236—
1953#1,64836—
1952#1,45444—
1951#1,70132—
1950#2,18520—
1949#1,84527—
1948#1,95324—
1947#2,04523—
1946#2,48215—
1945#1,87420—
1944#1,69824—
1943#2,55813—
1942#2,04618—
1941#2,66811—
1940#1,90018—
1939#1,94717—
1938#2,02116—
1937#1,99916—
1936#2,03215—
1935#2,20614—
1934#1,48125—
1933#2,54011—
1932#1,68521—
1931#2,02416—
1930#1,40330—
1929#1,76621—
1928#1,78422—
1927#1,33136—
1926#1,83022—
1925#1,46631—
1924#1,53330—
1923#1,49030—
1922#1,73024—
1921#1,47631—
1920#1,47030—
1919#1,42330—
1918#1,33333—
1917#1,33730—
1916#1,58123—
1915#1,47524—
1914#1,48019—
1913#1,15123—
1912#1,00326—
1911#1,6569—
1910#1,17115—
1909#1,21912—
1908#1,04415—
1907#1,09213—
1906#1,15411—
1905#96815—
1904#1,05012—
1903#1,13710—
1902#1,13310—
1901#1,3397—
1900#1,00814—
1899#79117—
1898#82117—
1897#78616—
1896#1,04710—
1895#98611—
1894#99810—
1893#71317—
1892#95810—
1891#75013—
1890#61718—
1889#75712—
1888#79311—
1887#1,0366—
1886#65712—
1885#54216—
1884#7319—
1883#8176—
1882#7407—
1881#50311—
1880#49212—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Celina was already there! It came in at #492, and was given to 12 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1882–1884, when fewer than 10 girls a year got the name.

Where Celina is popular in 1979

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Celina, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Celina, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Celina, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Celina, so not publishedNHWashington: #562 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,220 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Celina, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Celina, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Celina, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Celina, so not publishedMNIllinois: #1,280 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 14,939 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Celina, so not publishedWIMichigan: #972 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 11,917 girlsMINew York: #808 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 7,066 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Celina, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Celina, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Celina, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Celina, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Celina, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Celina, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Celina, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Celina, so not publishedINOhio: #1,057 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 14,418 girlsOHPennsylvania: #910 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 11,401 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Celina, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Celina, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #435 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 2,634 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Celina, so not publishedUTColorado: #415 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,665 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Celina, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Celina, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Celina, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Celina, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Celina, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Celina, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Celina, so not publishedDEArizona: #225 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,051 girlsAZNew Mexico: #281 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,238 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Celina, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Celina, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Celina, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Celina, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Celina, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Celina, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Celina, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Celina, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Celina, so not publishedMSAlabama: #588 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,583 girlsALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Celina, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Celina, so not publishedHITexas: #355 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 2,058 girlsTXFlorida: #717 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,859 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Arizona#225 · 1 in 1,051
  2. New Mexico#281 · 1 in 1,238
  3. Texas#355 · 1 in 2,058
  4. Colorado#415 · 1 in 2,665
  5. California#435 · 1 in 2,634

Best ever in a state: #107 in New Mexico, 1912.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Arizona#225171 in 1,051
New Mexico#28171 in 1,238
Texas#355541 in 2,058
Colorado#41571 in 2,665
California#435621 in 2,634
Washington#56261 in 4,220
Alabama#58851 in 4,583
Florida#71781 in 5,859
New York#808141 in 7,066
Pennsylvania#91061 in 11,401
Michigan#97251 in 11,917
Ohio#1,05751 in 14,418
Illinois#1,28051 in 14,939
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Celina
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 143 spots since 2024 (#970 → #827)
  • 332 spots since 2020 (#1,159 → #827)
  • 527 spots since 2015 (#1,354 → #827)
  • Biggest jump: 327 spots in 1973 (#1,205 → #878)
  • Biggest drop: 379 spots in 1887 (#657 → #1,036)
Rise & fade · girls
114 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1994 at #423 (593 births)
  • Births halved by 2001, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 52 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 52 yrs · run 1973–2002
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,011
  • Highest: 1 in 3,011 girls born in 1994 were named Celina (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 4,885 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 24.6% of all girls named Celina (4,009) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s102#492 (1880)#707
1890s139#617 (1890)#847
1900s119#968 (1905)#1,114
1910s232#1,003 (1912)#1,361
1920s277#1,331 (1927)#1,588
1930s181#1,403 (1930)#1,934
1940s193#1,698 (1944)#2,107
1950s354#1,454 (1952)#1,781
1960s781#1,028 (1968)#1,247
1970s1,693#563 (1977)#903
1980s2,489#625 (1984)#717
1990s4,009#423 (1994)#599
2000s2,323#766 (2000)#1,052
2010s1,914#1,125 (2019)#1,256
2020s1,489#827 (2025)#1,038

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Celina in 1979

girls
#710
239 births · 1 in 6,717 girls

Top girls' names in 1979

  1. #1Jennifer56,712
  2. #2Melissa34,050
  3. #3Amanda31,924
  4. #4Jessica27,780
  5. #5Amy21,609
  6. #6Sarah21,015
  7. #7Heather20,834
  8. #8Angela20,256
  9. #9Nicole19,510
  10. #10Michelle19,266
  11. #710Celina239
More about 1979

girls

1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 6,717 of them was named Celina, which outranked 94.1% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Celina
  1. #707Cory240
  2. #707Rosalinda240
  3. #707Sunshine240
  4. #710Celina239
  5. #710Lyndsey239
  6. #712Racheal238
  7. #713Abbie237
  8. #713Gladys237

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,593Breanne#2,125 → #532
  2. ↑ 1,527Loni#2,516 → #989
  3. ↑ 1,287Renata#2,012 → #725
  4. ↑ 985Ashanti#1,862 → #877
  5. ↑ 896Nicolette#1,581 → #685
Fallers
  1. ↓ 392Christel#762 → #1,154
  2. ↓ 312Kenisha#557 → #869
  3. ↓ 297Ariane#887 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 285Imelda#947 → #1,232
  5. ↓ 252Farrah#539 → #791

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1979 →