Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Cele isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1901. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cele through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 129
- 0 boys · 129 girls
- Most popular year
- 1912
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1955. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 1912. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 156 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Cele
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Cele, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Celie
>99% girls
Cecile
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>99% girls
Sallie
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>99% girls
Nelle
“the shining light” · “the son of Neil; the son of a champion”
>99% girls
Hazelle
“from the hazel tree”
>99% girls
Selma
“having divine protection” · “peace”
>99% girls
Santa
“helper and defender of mankind” · “a holy man”
>99% girls
Roselle
“of the rose garden” · “horse”
>99% girls