How Many People Are Named Celia?
people named Celia are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 11,348 people in the US has this name
Based on 56,716 babies named Celia in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
853 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Feminine form of the Roman family name CAELIUS. Shakespeare used it in his play 'As You Like It' (1599), which introduced the name to the English-speaking public at large. It is sometimes used as a short form of CECILIA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Celia (99.9%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Celia alive today is about 44 years old, and 36% are under 30. Half of them were between 21 and 67 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Celia first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1915, to 853 babies. In 2025, 351 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Celia has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #141, in 1882. In 2025 it ranked #774.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #774 |
| Best rank | #141 (1882) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #212 in the 1910s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Celia alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Celia were born in California than in any other state: about 4,947 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Celia was given 2.8 times as often in New Mexico, 2.3 times in Arizona and 2.2 times in Texas.
Look up another name
⊙ We don't save the names you search.