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Celita

seh-LEE-tuh (English)

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 222

Celita is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2005 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

  • Peaked in 1988, when 18 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1952.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Celita Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2000s.

72
'50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Celita by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1950s 20
1960s 60
1970s 44
1980s 72
1990s 6
2000s 5

How Popular Is Celita?

In 2005, Celita was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Celita Is Used

France #4,287 5 in 1999
United States #18,110 5 in 2005

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.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Celita

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

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How to Say Celita

  • English seh-LEE-tuh

Sibling Names for Celita

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Celita — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Celita

How popular is the name Celita?

In 2005, Celita was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

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

Celita is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Celita?

Celita has 3 syllables.

When was Celita most popular?

Celita peaked in 1988, when 18 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.