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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201991peak #141, 1882girls
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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
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1927#267607#3,4517
1926#272606—
1925#258661—
1924#256662—
1923#250662#3,8226
1922#253679—
1921#254690—
1920#242726—
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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—
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1886#159147—
1885#148153—
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1883#166101—
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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 1991

  • 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: #618 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,420 girlsWAIdaho: 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: #589 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,495 girlsMNIllinois: #513 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 3,692 girlsILWisconsin: #448 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,557 girlsWIMichigan: #509 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 4,026 girlsMINew York: #959 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 8,501 girlsNYMassachusetts: #351 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,421 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: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedINOhio: #719 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 7,018 girlsOHPennsylvania: #922 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 10,144 girlsPANew Jersey: #843 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,781 girlsNJConnecticut: #480 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,707 girlsCTCalifornia: #436 for girls · 98 births · 1 in 2,669 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: #708 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,495 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedWVVirginia: #787 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,379 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedDEArizona: #452 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,580 girlsAZNew Mexico: #338 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,563 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedALGeorgia: #752 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,980 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedHITexas: #515 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 3,498 girlsTXFlorida: #722 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 5,874 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#338 · 1 in 1,563
  2. Massachusetts#351 · 1 in 2,421
  3. California#436 · 1 in 2,669
  4. Wisconsin#448 · 1 in 3,557
  5. Arizona#452 · 1 in 2,580

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#33861 in 1,563
Massachusetts#351151 in 2,421
California#436981 in 2,669
Wisconsin#44881 in 3,557
Arizona#452101 in 2,580
Connecticut#48051 in 3,707
Michigan#509151 in 4,026
Illinois#513211 in 3,692
Texas#515391 in 3,498
Minnesota#58951 in 5,495
Washington#61871 in 4,420
Missouri#70851 in 6,495
Ohio#719101 in 7,018
Florida#722131 in 5,874
Georgia#75271 in 5,980
Virginia#78751 in 7,379
New Jersey#84361 in 7,781
Pennsylvania#92271 in 10,144
New York#959141 in 8,501
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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 1991

girls
#635
352 births · 1 in 5,327 girls

Top girls' names in 1991

  1. #1Ashley43,477
  2. #2Jessica43,398
  3. #3Brittany29,093
  4. #4Amanda28,896
  5. #5Samantha25,651
  6. #6Sarah25,233
  7. #7Stephanie22,775
  8. #8Jennifer20,673
  9. #9Elizabeth20,395
  10. #10Emily20,311
  11. #635Celia352
More about 1991

girls

1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 5,327 of them was named Celia, which outranked 95.9% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Celia
  1. #632Katlin355
  2. #633Dulce354
  3. #634Sherry353
  4. #635Celia352
  5. #635Lizette352
  6. #637Madelyn351
  7. #638Josie350
  8. #639Destinee349

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,600Rebeccah#2,600 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,221Ieshia#1,938 → #717
  3. ↑ 1,135Miriah#2,081 → #946
  4. ↑ 861Alexus#1,813 → #952
  5. ↑ 676Chynna#1,512 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 568Infant#432 → #1,000
  2. ↓ 510Lakeshia#897 → #1,407
  3. ↓ 466Latifah#701 → #1,167
  4. ↓ 432Martika#757 → #1,189
  5. ↓ 416Cecily#575 → #991

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

See the top 100 for 1991 →