boy's name

Celal

  • Origin Turkish
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 138

Celal is a boy's name. In 2023 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Celal is a name of Turkish origin.
  • Peaked in France in 1990, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1977.

Celal over time

Births per decade in France, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

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Births named Celal by decade in France
Decade Births
1970s 15
1980s 10
1990s 30
2000s 50
2010s 25
2020s (to 2023) 5

How popular is Celal?

In 2023, Celal was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Celal is used

England & Wales #3,040 3 in 1999
France #3,290 5 in 2023

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Celal

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Celal also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Celal over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Celal

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Celal — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Celal

How popular is the name Celal?

In 2023, Celal was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Celal a girl's or a boy's name?

Celal is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Celal most popular?

Celal peaked in 1990, when 10 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.