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Celia

Girl

Meaning of Celia: Latin: 'heavenly'

Celia is a girl's name most strongly associated with Latin naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 755th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 751st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#755

351 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#751

50 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

56,716

First recorded 1880 · peak 1915

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 295 babies1982: 258 babies1983: 399 babies1984: 507 babies1985: 406 babies1986: 358 babies1987: 330 babies1988: 342 babies1989: 310 babies1990: 391 babies19901991: 352 babies1992: 343 babies1993: 343 babies1994: 303 babies1995: 318 babies1996: 336 babies1997: 361 babies1998: 384 babies1999: 409 babies2000: 410 babies20002001: 424 babies2002: 388 babies2003: 406 babies2004: 406 babies2005: 410 babies2006: 406 babies2007: 370 babies2008: 390 babies2009: 377 babies2010: 375 babies20102011: 372 babies2012: 376 babies2013: 355 babies2014: 356 babies2015: 328 babies2016: 344 babies2017: 324 babies2018: 287 babies2019: 308 babies2020: 345 babies20202021: 358 babies2022: 323 babies2023: 332 babies2024: 383 babies2025: 351 babies
US babies named Celia per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 507.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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