Celia

#774 for girls in 2025, 351 births · Last seen for boys in 1984 at #6,315
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1882 · 126 births
Debut · girls
90 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
56,642
since 1880

Celia over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Celia has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201930peak #141, 1882girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2025#774351—
2024#735383—
2023#828332—
2022#861323—
2021#791358—
2020#789345—
2019#869308—
2018#932287—
2017#838324—
2016#835344—
2015#852328—
2014#787356—
2013#768355—
2012#740376—
2011#741372—
2010#744375—
2009#753377—
2008#756390—
2007#779370—
2006#699406—
2005#678410—
2004#676406—
2003#652406—
2002#652388—
2001#594424—
2000#619410—
1999#597409—
1998#619384—
1997#619361—
1996#662336—
1995#669318—
1994#692303—
1993#651343—
1992#650343—
1991#635352—
1990#589391—
1989#658310—
1988#590342—
1987#590330—
1986#561358—
1985#499406—
1984#424502#6,3155
1983#492399—
1982#681258—
1981#612295—
1980#656277#6,2505
1979#689247—
1978#724218—
1977#655245—
1976#705209—
1975#717206—
1974#653233—
1973#645233—
1972#683216#4,9865
1971#612278—
1970#531357—
1969#644237—
1968#589265—
1967#581270—
1966#541302—
1965#503356—
1964#502377—
1963#461447—
1962#415555—
1961#426532—
1960#416540—
1959#407536—
1958#401530—
1957#405519—
1956#372560—
1955#350604—
1954#374548—
1953#349579—
1952#320639—
1951#329578—
1950#351507—
1949#349498—
1948#351489—
1947#375456—
1946#380402—
1945#357377—
1944#331428—
1943#357405—
1942#348407—
1941#336388—
1940#327381—
1939#322373—
1938#307413—
1937#305411#2,6808
1936#298419—
1935#295423—
1934#290445#3,6795
1933#292430#3,2686
1932#323386#3,3616
1931#281490#2,8648
1930#265559#3,0228
1929#288510#3,9595
1928#279549—
1927#267607#3,4517
1926#272606—
1925#258661—
1924#256662—
1923#250662#3,8226
1922#253679—
1921#254690—
1920#242726—
1919#237711—
1918#224791—
1917#209839—
1916#214810—
1915#195853—
1914#193692—
1913#200532—
1912#188519—
1911#178410—
1910#169402—
1909#185324—
1908#168351—
1907#178314—
1906#176289—
1905#185270—
1904#170293—
1903#175278—
1902#167285—
1901#174251—
1900#173316—
1899#183231—
1898#174265—
1897#171260—
1896#170258—
1895#158273—
1894#162254—
1893#169219—
1892#167222—
1891#177187—
1890#169204—
1889#176167—
1888#157196—
1887#160154—
1886#159147—
1885#148153—
1884#159122—
1883#166101—
1882#141126—
1881#146107—
1880#15290—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Celia was already there! It came in at #152, and was given to 90 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1884, when fewer than 130 girls a year got the name.

Where Celia is popular in 1930

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedAKMaine: #146 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 716 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedMNIllinois: #257 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,200 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedWIMichigan: #311 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,235 girlsMINew York: #210 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 1,498 girlsNYMassachusetts: #176 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,509 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedSDIowa: #254 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,082 girlsIAIndiana: #244 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,282 girlsINOhio: #290 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,064 girlsOHPennsylvania: #309 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 4,102 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedNJConnecticut: #197 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,618 girlsCTCalifornia: #120 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 525 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedUTColorado: #210 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,188 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedNEMissouri: #373 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,991 girlsMOKentucky: #437 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,551 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedDEArizona: #71 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 258 girlsAZNew Mexico: #56 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 217 girlsNMKansas: #326 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,831 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #325 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,955 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #248 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,653 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #267 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,698 girlsOKLouisiana: #362 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,646 girlsLAMississippi: #287 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,841 girlsMSAlabama: #298 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,304 girlsALGeorgia: #402 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,332 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedHITexas: #138 for girls · 98 births · 1 in 607 girlsTXFlorida: #327 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,418 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#56 · 1 in 217
  2. Arizona#71 · 1 in 258
  3. California#120 · 1 in 525
  4. Texas#138 · 1 in 607
  5. Maine#146 · 1 in 716

Best ever in a state: #41 in Arizona, 1922.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#56211 in 217
Arizona#71171 in 258
California#120711 in 525
Texas#138981 in 607
Maine#14691 in 716
Massachusetts#176211 in 1,509
Connecticut#19771 in 1,618
Colorado#21071 in 1,188
New York#210641 in 1,498
Indiana#244111 in 2,282
South Carolina#248121 in 1,653
Iowa#25491 in 2,082
Illinois#257261 in 2,200
Oklahoma#267141 in 1,698
Mississippi#287121 in 1,841
Ohio#290171 in 3,064
Alabama#298131 in 2,304
Pennsylvania#309201 in 4,102
Michigan#311131 in 3,235
North Carolina#325121 in 2,955
Kansas#32651 in 2,831
Florida#32751 in 2,418
Louisiana#36281 in 2,646
Missouri#37371 in 3,991
Georgia#40271 in 4,332
Kentucky#43761 in 4,551
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Celia
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 39 spots since 2024 (#735 → #774)
  • 15 spots since 2020 (#789 → #774)
  • 78 spots since 2015 (#852 → #774)
  • Biggest jump: 189 spots in 1983 (#681 → #492)
  • Biggest drop: 94 spots in 2018 (#838 → #932)
Rise & fade · girls
2 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1882 at #141 (126 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 146 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 856
  • Highest: 1 in 856 girls born in 1895 were named Celia (0.12%)
  • Latest: 1 in 4,579 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
  • Its best rank, #141 in 1882, was only 1 in 856 (0.12%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1910s
  • 11.6% of all girls named Celia (6,559) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,363#141 (1882)#156
1890s2,373#158 (1895)#170
1900s2,971#167 (1902)#175
1910s6,559#169 (1910)#201
1920s6,352#242 (1920)#262
1930s4,349#265 (1930)#298
1940s4,231#327 (1940)#351
1950s5,600#320 (1952)#366
1960s3,881#415 (1962)#508
1970s2,442#531 (1970)#661
1980s3,477#424 (1984)#576
1990s3,540#589 (1990)#638
2000s3,987#594 (2001)#686
2010s3,425#740 (2012)#811
2020s2,092#735 (2024)#796

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Celia in 1930

girls
#265
559 births · 1 in 2,014 girls
boys
#3,022
8 births · 1 in 137,172 boys

Top girls' names in 1930

  1. #1Mary64,153
  2. #2Betty38,240
  3. #3Dorothy30,411
  4. #4Helen19,913
  5. #5Margaret18,350
  6. #6Barbara18,279
  7. #7Patricia15,751
  8. #8Joan15,478
  9. #9Doris15,464
  10. #10Ruth14,942
  11. #265Celia559

Top boys' names in 1930

  1. #1Robert62,153
  2. #2James53,957
  3. #3John52,447
  4. #4William47,271
  5. #5Richard32,187
  6. #6Charles31,867
  7. #7Donald29,052
  8. #8George22,788
  9. #9Joseph20,981
  10. #10Edward17,352
  11. #3,022Celia8
More about 1930

girls

1,125,927 girls got a published name in 1930; 1 in 2,014 of them was named Celia, which outranked 94.9% of the 5,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Celia
  1. #262Cecilia567
  2. #263Diana564
  3. #263Sallie564
  4. #265Celia559
  5. #266Adele558
  6. #267Lottie556
  7. #268Adeline555
Biggest movers since 1929
Risers
  1. ↑ 701Claudette#1,642 → #941
  2. ↑ 583Ardeth#1,212 → #629
  3. ↑ 445Julianne#1,339 → #894
  4. ↑ 376Sonja#1,223 → #847
  5. ↑ 374Armida#1,174 → #800
Fallers
  1. ↓ 348Ingrid#941 → #1,289
  2. ↓ 315Coralie#895 → #1,210
  3. ↓ 229Elenor#981 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 229Mammie#981 → #1,210
  5. ↓ 226Sibyl#902 → #1,128

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,097,378 boys got a published name in 1930; 1 in 137,172 of them was named Celia, which outranked 33.5% of the 4,542 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Celia
  1. #2,781Zebedee9
  2. #2,781Zenon9
  3. #2,781Zoltan9
  4. #3,022Celia8
  5. #3,022Able8
  6. #3,022Achille8
  7. #3,022Admiral8
  8. #3,289Abdul7
  9. #3,289Ad7
  10. #3,289Addis7

Tied with 266 names at #3,022; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1929
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,094Derl#3,959 → #865
  2. ↑ 420Clive#1,378 → #958
  3. ↑ 380Farris#1,272 → #892
  4. ↑ 368Earlie#1,296 → #928
  5. ↑ 357Winton#1,272 → #915
Fallers
  1. ↓ 486Americo#729 → #1,215
  2. ↓ 433Enrico#995 → #1,428
  3. ↓ 371Eliseo#844 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 312Meyer#878 → #1,190
  5. ↓ 304Hilbert#869 → #1,173

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1930 →