Celia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SEE-lee-a
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #752 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #774 for girls
Celia is a girls' name of Latin origin. In 2025 it ranked 752nd for girls in the UK (53 babies) and 774th for girls in the US (351 babies).
What does Celia mean?
Latin: feminine of the Roman name Caelius, perhaps from caelum, heaven
Shakespeare gave the name to Rosalind's loyal cousin in As You Like It.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Celia a girl's or a boy's name?
Celia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 53 girls in the UK and 351 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Celia in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #752among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 53about 1 in 5,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 53 girls in the UK were named Celia, making it the 752nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 892nd.
2025 had the most girls named Celia of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Celia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 733rd in England and Wales and 397th in Northern Ireland.
Celia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 | #752 |
| 2024 | 50 | #810 |
| 2023 | 35 | #1,051 |
| 2022 | 50 | #783 |
| 2021 | 44 | #876 |
| 2020 | 43 | #892 |
| 2019 | 37 | #1,025 |
| 2018 | 33 | #1,124 |
| 2017 | 35 | #1,079 |
| 2016 | 32 | #1,162 |
| 2015 | 38 | #1,014 |
| 2014 | 35 | #1,080 |
| 2013 | 39 | #1,007 |
| 2012 | 28 | #1,259 |
| 2011 | 29 | #1,216 |
| 2010 | 37 | #989 |
| 2009 | 17 | #1,691 |
| 2008 | 22 | #1,390 |
| 2007 | 29 | #1,082 |
| 2006 | 27 | #1,087 |
| 2005 | 29 | #982 |
| 2004 | 34 | #866 |
| 2003 | 26 | #997 |
| 2002 | 20 | #1,147 |
| 2001 | 29 | #871 |
| 2000 | 38 | #705 |
| 1999 | 39 | #685 |
| 1998 | 41 | #668 |
| 1997 | 43 | #657 |
| 1996 | 45 | #598 |
How popular is Celia in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #774among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 351about 1 in 4,600 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 351 girls in the US were named Celia, making it the 774th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 789th. Its busiest year was 1915, with 853 girls.
Half of all the girls named Celia in the US since 1880 were born between 1921 and 1986, the years shaded on the chart below.
Celia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 351 | #774 |
| 2024 | 383 | #735 |
| 2023 | 332 | #828 |
| 2022 | 323 | #861 |
| 2021 | 358 | #791 |
| 2020 | 345 | #789 |
| 2019 | 308 | #869 |
| 2018 | 287 | #932 |
| 2017 | 324 | #838 |
| 2016 | 344 | #835 |
| 2015 | 328 | #852 |
| 2014 | 356 | #787 |
| 2013 | 355 | #768 |
| 2012 | 376 | #740 |
| 2011 | 372 | #741 |
| 2010 | 375 | #744 |
| 2009 | 377 | #753 |
| 2008 | 390 | #756 |
| 2007 | 370 | #779 |
| 2006 | 406 | #699 |
| 2005 | 410 | #678 |
| 2004 | 406 | #676 |
| 2003 | 406 | #652 |
| 2002 | 388 | #652 |
| 2001 | 424 | #594 |
| 2000 | 410 | #619 |
| 1999 | 409 | #597 |
| 1998 | 384 | #619 |
| 1997 | 361 | #619 |
| 1996 | 336 | #662 |
| 1995 | 318 | #669 |
| 1994 | 303 | #692 |
| 1993 | 343 | #651 |
| 1992 | 343 | #650 |
| 1991 | 352 | #635 |
| 1990 | 391 | #588 |
| 1989 | 310 | #657 |
| 1988 | 342 | #590 |
| 1987 | 330 | #590 |
| 1986 | 358 | #561 |
| 1985 | 406 | #499 |
| 1984 | 502 | #424 |
| 1983 | 399 | #492 |
| 1982 | 258 | #681 |
| 1981 | 295 | #612 |
| 1980 | 277 | #656 |
| 1979 | 247 | #689 |
| 1978 | 218 | #724 |
| 1977 | 245 | #655 |
| 1976 | 209 | #705 |
| 1975 | 206 | #717 |
| 1974 | 233 | #653 |
| 1973 | 233 | #645 |
| 1972 | 216 | #683 |
| 1971 | 278 | #612 |
| 1970 | 357 | #531 |
| 1969 | 237 | #644 |
| 1968 | 265 | #589 |
| 1967 | 270 | #581 |
| 1966 | 302 | #541 |
| 1965 | 356 | #503 |
| 1964 | 377 | #502 |
| 1963 | 447 | #461 |
| 1962 | 555 | #415 |
| 1961 | 532 | #426 |
| 1960 | 540 | #416 |
| 1959 | 536 | #407 |
| 1958 | 530 | #401 |
| 1957 | 519 | #405 |
| 1956 | 560 | #372 |
| 1955 | 604 | #350 |
| 1954 | 548 | #373 |
| 1953 | 579 | #348 |
| 1952 | 639 | #320 |
| 1951 | 578 | #329 |
| 1950 | 507 | #350 |
| 1949 | 498 | #349 |
| 1948 | 489 | #351 |
| 1947 | 456 | #375 |
| 1946 | 402 | #380 |
| 1945 | 377 | #357 |
| 1944 | 428 | #331 |
| 1943 | 405 | #357 |
| 1942 | 407 | #348 |
| 1941 | 388 | #336 |
| 1940 | 381 | #327 |
| 1939 | 373 | #322 |
| 1938 | 413 | #307 |
| 1937 | 411 | #305 |
| 1936 | 419 | #298 |
| 1935 | 423 | #295 |
| 1934 | 445 | #290 |
| 1933 | 430 | #292 |
| 1932 | 386 | #323 |
| 1931 | 490 | #281 |
| 1930 | 559 | #265 |
| 1929 | 510 | #288 |
| 1928 | 549 | #279 |
| 1927 | 607 | #267 |
| 1926 | 606 | #272 |
| 1925 | 661 | #258 |
| 1924 | 662 | #256 |
| 1923 | 662 | #250 |
| 1922 | 679 | #253 |
| 1921 | 690 | #254 |
| 1920 | 726 | #242 |
| 1919 | 711 | #237 |
| 1918 | 791 | #224 |
| 1917 | 839 | #209 |
| 1916 | 810 | #214 |
| 1915 | 853 | #195 |
| 1914 | 692 | #193 |
| 1913 | 532 | #200 |
| 1912 | 519 | #188 |
| 1911 | 410 | #178 |
| 1910 | 402 | #169 |
| 1909 | 324 | #185 |
| 1908 | 351 | #168 |
| 1907 | 314 | #178 |
| 1906 | 289 | #176 |
| 1905 | 270 | #185 |
| 1904 | 293 | #170 |
| 1903 | 278 | #175 |
| 1902 | 285 | #167 |
| 1901 | 251 | #174 |
| 1900 | 316 | #173 |
| 1899 | 231 | #183 |
| 1898 | 265 | #174 |
| 1897 | 260 | #171 |
| 1896 | 258 | #170 |
| 1895 | 273 | #158 |
| 1894 | 254 | #162 |
| 1893 | 219 | #169 |
| 1892 | 222 | #167 |
| 1891 | 187 | #177 |
| 1890 | 204 | #169 |
| 1889 | 167 | #176 |
| 1888 | 196 | #157 |
| 1887 | 154 | #160 |
| 1886 | 147 | #159 |
| 1885 | 153 | #148 |
| 1884 | 122 | #159 |
| 1883 | 101 | #166 |
| 1882 | 126 | #141 |
| 1881 | 107 | #146 |
| 1880 | 90 | #152 |
Nicknames for Celia
- Cece 44 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Celia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cecilia Clara Aurelia Rosa Julia Sylvia Clementine Ophelia Mabel Beatrice Nora Rosie
Names related to Celia
More Latin names
Oliver Olivia Leo Roman Aurora Emily Florence Luna Emilia Max Nova Lucy Julian Anthony Austin Felix
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Celia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/celia, updated 20 October 2026.