Celena: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,918

among girls · ↑1,565 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Celena · +61% vs 2024

How common

1 in 43,440

girls born in 2025

Peak year

1995

202 babies

All-time total

4,789

#2,652 all-time among girls

First recorded

1890

in Social Security records

Celena popularity over time

4,789 babies have been named Celena since 1890, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	5	1	–	#1,361
1900s	6	1	+20%	#1,765
1910s	36	4	+500%	#2,188
1920s	26	3	-28%	#4,537
1930s	17	2	-35%	#3,827
1940s	21	2	+24%	#3,540
1950s	84	8	+300%	#3,355
1960s	280	28	+233%	#1,476
1970s	1,253	125	+348%	#774
1980s	739	74	-41%	#1,363
1990s	1,234	123	+67%	#935
2000s	560	56	-55%	#1,942
2010s	355	36	-37%	#3,559
2020s (to 2025)	173	29	-19%	#3,918

Where Celena is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	37	0.02	outside top 500
2027	37	0.02	outside top 500
2028	38	0.02	outside top 500
2029	38	0.02	outside top 500
2030	38	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Celena

Celena is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,918 in 2025 with 37 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1890, 4,789 American babies have been named Celena. Its peak came in 1995, when 202 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Celena stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Celena?

The median living Celena is about 35 years old; half are between 26 and 48. An estimated 4,600 people named Celena are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Celena year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	37	#3,918
2024	23	#5,483
2023	32	#4,382
2022	26	#5,050
2021	23	#5,430
2020	32	#4,287
2019	28	#4,794
2018	33	#4,254
2017	36	#4,082
2016	27	#5,026
2015	26	#5,157
2014	42	#3,665
2013	41	#3,724
2012	40	#3,862
2011	44	#3,559
2010	38	#3,973
2009	49	#3,376
2008	33	#4,563
2007	57	#3,062
2006	54	#3,098
2005	52	#3,060
2004	44	#3,402
2003	57	#2,740
2002	51	#2,900
2001	76	#2,153
2000	87	#1,942
1995	202	#935
1990	73	#1,911
1985	65	#1,741
1980	73	#1,586
1975	105	#1,112
1970	91	#1,225
1965	27	#2,303
1960	14	#3,380
1955	7	#4,802
1950	8	#4,007
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	6	#2,188
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	5	#1,361
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Celena, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Celena?

The median living Celena is about 35 years old. Half of all living Celenas are between 26 and 48 years old.

How many people named Celena are alive today?

An estimated 4,600 people named Celena are alive in the United States, based on 4,789 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Celena mean?

Derived from Selene, the Greek goddess of the moon

How popular is the name Celena in 2025?

Celena ranked #3,918 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 37 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Celena?

4,789 babies have been named Celena in the United States since 1890, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Celena most popular?

Celena peaked in 1995, when 202 newborns received the name.

Is Celena a boy or girl name?

Celena is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Celena rising or falling?

Celena has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Celena become more popular?

Celena looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 38 girls named Celena in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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