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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201945peak #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 1945

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedMEVermont: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedWIMichigan: #338 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,155 girlsMINew York: #322 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 3,282 girlsNYMassachusetts: #278 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,473 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedRIOregon: #221 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,635 girlsORNevada: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedIAIndiana: #424 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,910 girlsINOhio: #506 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 8,532 girlsOHPennsylvania: #430 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 6,513 girlsPANew Jersey: #339 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,169 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #295 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 2,257 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedNEMissouri: #396 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,983 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedWVVirginia: #312 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,867 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedDEArizona: #181 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 759 girlsAZNew Mexico: #154 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 614 girlsNMKansas: #296 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,735 girlsKSArkansas: #392 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,663 girlsARTennessee: #346 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,730 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #315 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,898 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #273 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,795 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #446 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,278 girlsLAMississippi: #302 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,119 girlsMSAlabama: #315 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,603 girlsALGeorgia: #382 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,821 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedHITexas: #187 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 914 girlsTXFlorida: #400 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,742 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#154 · 1 in 614
  2. Arizona#181 · 1 in 759
  3. Texas#187 · 1 in 914
  4. Oregon#221 · 1 in 1,635
  5. South Carolina#273 · 1 in 1,795

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#154101 in 614
Arizona#18181 in 759
Texas#187791 in 914
Oregon#22161 in 1,635
South Carolina#273131 in 1,795
Massachusetts#278101 in 3,473
California#295371 in 2,257
Kansas#29651 in 2,735
Mississippi#302111 in 2,119
Virginia#312101 in 2,867
Alabama#315121 in 2,603
North Carolina#315141 in 2,898
New York#322331 in 3,282
Michigan#338121 in 4,155
New Jersey#33981 in 4,169
Tennessee#34681 in 3,730
Georgia#38291 in 3,821
Arkansas#39251 in 3,663
Missouri#39661 in 4,983
Florida#40061 in 3,742
Indiana#42451 in 5,910
Pennsylvania#430121 in 6,513
Louisiana#44661 in 4,278
Ohio#50671 in 8,532
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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 1945

girls
#357
377 births · 1 in 3,467 girls

Top girls' names in 1945

  1. #1Mary59,278
  2. #2Linda41,465
  3. #3Barbara38,273
  4. #4Patricia35,844
  5. #5Carol30,389
  6. #6Sandra24,700
  7. #7Nancy21,456
  8. #8Sharon20,838
  9. #9Judith20,192
  10. #10Susan19,222
  11. #357Celia377
More about 1945

girls

1,307,090 girls got a published name in 1945; 1 in 3,467 of them was named Celia, which outranked 93.2% of the 5,242 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Celia
  1. #354Lauren381
  2. #354Patti381
  3. #356Gracie378
  4. #357Celia377
  5. #358Eula376
  6. #358Lupe376
  7. #358Ruthie376
Biggest movers since 1944
Risers
  1. ↑ 799Lauren#1,153 → #354
  2. ↑ 707Amber#1,661 → #954
  3. ↑ 648Laureen#1,315 → #667
  4. ↑ 630Deidre#1,609 → #979
  5. ↑ 623Candice#1,364 → #741
Fallers
  1. ↓ 395Bernardine#937 → #1,332
  2. ↓ 386Joella#988 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 342Venita#937 → #1,279
  4. ↓ 275Magdalene#867 → #1,142
  5. ↓ 249Alpha#964 → #1,213

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

See the top 100 for 1945 →