Celia
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning heavenly or of the sky; a form of Caelia.
How Celia has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #851 |
| 2016 | #833 |
| 2017 | #838 |
| 2018 | #934 |
| 2019 | #867 |
| 2020 | #790 |
| 2021 | #791 |
| 2022 | #866 |
| 2023 | #829 |
| 2024 | #734 |
| 2025 | #774 |
Celia by the numbers
In 2025, 50 babies in England and Wales were named Celia. In the US, 317 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 853 babies in 1915, making it a 1910s name.
At its height, in 1895, about 1 in 900 American girls born that year was called Celia.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Celia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Celinaheavenly; from Latin caelestis35 in England and Wales (2025)
- Cleliafamous woman; feminine form derived from Roman name3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Calia14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Cesia44 in the US (2017)
- Ceciliablind1,804 in the US (2017)
- Ceceliablind; from caecus; variant of Cecilia95 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Celia
Names that are said the same way as Celia, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Selia7 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the sky or heaven
Like Celia, each of these has the sky or heaven in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Celia
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