Is Celie a boy or girl name?

Celie is a girl’s name. Of the 519 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Celie

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Celie was most popular in 1916, when 15 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,836 that year. In 2025 it ranked #15,103, with 11 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 519 people named Celie.

Celie over time

Births per year. The dot marks Celie’s peak in 1916. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Celie a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Celie is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 519 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org