Celia Girl
How popular is Celia?
#774 girl name in 2025
351 baby girls were named Celia in the US in 2025, making it the 774th most popular girl name.
30,681living people named Celia (est.)
43median age of people named Celia
56,716babies named Celia since 1880
1 in 9,445US babies born in 2025
Celia popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #774 for girls (▼ 39 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 351 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+7% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #852 in 2015, #789 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1915 (853 girls) |
| Highest rank | #141 in 1882 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Celia is most popular
Babies named Celia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Rhode Island: 0.8 per 1,000 (10 girls)
- Massachusetts: 0.5 per 1,000 (63 girls)
- Michigan: 0.4 per 1,000 (69 girls)
- New Jersey: 0.3 per 1,000 (62 girls)
- New York: 0.3 per 1,000 (132 girls)
Celia by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,363 | #141 |
| 1890s | 2,373 | #158 |
| 1900s | 2,971 | #167 |
| 1910s | 6,559 | #169 |
| 1920s | 6,352 | #242 |
| 1930s | 4,349 | #265 |
| 1940s | 4,231 | #327 |
| 1950s | 5,600 | #320 |
| 1960s | 3,881 | #415 |
| 1970s | 2,442 | #531 |
| 1980s | 3,477 | #424 |
| 1990s | 3,540 | #588 |
| 2000s | 3,987 | #594 |
| 2010s | 3,425 | #740 |
| 2020s | 2,092 | #735 |
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Questions
- Is Celia a boy or girl name?
- Celia is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Celia were girls.
- How popular is the name Celia?
- 351 baby girls were named Celia in the US in 2025, making it the 774th most popular girl name.
- When was Celia most popular?
- Celia peaked in 1915, when 853 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #141 in 1882.
- How many people are named Celia?
- 56,716 babies have been named Celia in the US since 1880. We estimate about 30,681 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 43.
- Where is Celia most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Celia was most common in Rhode Island, at 0.8 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.