girl's name
Cely
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 95
Cely is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2025, when 12 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 276,319 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2008.
Cely over time
Births per decade in France, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2009, not a full ten years. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2009, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 |
| 2000s | 25 |
| 2010s (to 2009) | 10 |
| 2020s (to 2009) | 5 |
How popular is Cely?
In 2025, Cely was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Cely is used
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.
How Cely is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Cély | Cély is a rare spelling of Cely, written with an acute accent and recorded about 15 times, mostly in France. | 15 |
Names that peaked alongside Cely
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Cely also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cely over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Cely
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cely — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Cely
How popular is the name Cely?
In 2025, Cely was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Cely a girl's or a boy's name?
Cely is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Cely most popular?
Cely peaked in 2025, when 12 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Cely a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Cely currently ranks #8,480 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.