How Many People Are Named Celina?
An estimated 14,125 people in the United States have the first name Celina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Celina peaked in popularity in 1994 with 593 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Celina 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 Celina paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
14,125
About 1 in 24,266 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1994
593 births
Total Registered
15,970
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Celina
Celina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 15,970 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Celina as a male name
Ranked #5,153 in 1978
6 male births in 1978
Peak: 1978 (6 births)
Celina as a female name
Ranked #969 in 2024
267 female births in 2024
Peak: 1994 (593 births)
Celina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Celina span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 4,009 babies were registered. Celina has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Celina by Decade
How has Celina 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.
Celina by State
Birth registrations for Celina span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Kansas, Iowa, South Carolina. On average, about 337 Celinas were registered per state.
Celina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Celina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Celina
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Celina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Celina?
We estimate approximately 14,125 people named Celina 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 24,266 Americans share this first name.
Is Celina a common name?
Celina is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 15,970 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Celina most popular?
Celina reached peak popularity in 1994, when 593 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Celina is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Celina a female name?
Celina is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Celina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Celina Smith, Celina Johnson, Celina 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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