How Many People Are Named Cela?
An estimated 73 people in the United States have the first name Cela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Cela peaked in popularity in 2000 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cela as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Cela paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Cela is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
73
About 1 in 4,695,265 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
2000
9 births
Total Registered
90
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cela
Cela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 90 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cela as a female name
Ranked #15,773 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 2000 (9 births)
Cela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cela span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 35 babies were registered. Cela has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cela by Decade
How has Cela tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Cela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cela
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cela?
We estimate approximately 73 people named Cela are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 4,695,265 Americans share this first name.
Is Cela a common name?
Cela is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 60% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 90 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cela most popular?
Cela reached peak popularity in 2000, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cela is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cela a female name?
Cela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cela Smith, Cela Johnson, Cela Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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