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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201952peak #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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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
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 1952

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedAKMaine: #243 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,790 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedNHWashington: #335 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,044 girlsWAIdaho: #239 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,259 girlsIDMontana: 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: #362 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 4,087 girlsILWisconsin: #443 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,015 girlsWIMichigan: #377 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 4,253 girlsMINew York: #283 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 2,491 girlsNYMassachusetts: #355 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,040 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedRIOregon: #249 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,844 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: #369 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,740 girlsIAIndiana: #568 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,317 girlsINOhio: #405 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 5,588 girlsOHPennsylvania: #466 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 7,404 girlsPANew Jersey: #445 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,945 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #274 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 1,990 girlsCAUtah: #206 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,065 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedNEMissouri: #323 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,179 girlsMOKentucky: #361 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,743 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedWVVirginia: #383 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,867 girlsVAMaryland: #338 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,722 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedDEArizona: #246 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,160 girlsAZNew Mexico: #216 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,111 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedKSArkansas: #330 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,490 girlsARTennessee: #274 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,179 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #364 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,405 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #295 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,091 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #312 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,613 girlsDCOklahoma: #279 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,148 girlsOKLouisiana: #345 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,538 girlsLAMississippi: #314 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,349 girlsMSAlabama: #347 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,833 girlsALGeorgia: #299 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,318 girlsGAHawaii: #215 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 838 girlsHITexas: #148 for girls · 137 births · 1 in 778 girlsTXFlorida: #467 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,673 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Texas#148 · 1 in 778
  2. Utah#206 · 1 in 1,065
  3. Hawaii#215 · 1 in 838
  4. New Mexico#216 · 1 in 1,111
  5. Idaho#239 · 1 in 1,259

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#1481371 in 778
Utah#20691 in 1,065
Hawaii#21571 in 838
New Mexico#21691 in 1,111
Idaho#23951 in 1,259
Maine#24351 in 1,790
Arizona#24691 in 1,160
Oregon#24991 in 1,844
California#274661 in 1,990
Tennessee#274171 in 2,179
Oklahoma#279101 in 2,148
New York#283621 in 2,491
South Carolina#295141 in 2,091
Georgia#299191 in 2,318
District of Columbia#31251 in 2,613
Mississippi#314121 in 2,349
Missouri#323131 in 3,179
Arkansas#33081 in 2,490
Washington#33591 in 3,044
Maryland#33871 in 3,722
Louisiana#345141 in 2,538
Alabama#347131 in 2,833
Massachusetts#35581 in 6,040
Kentucky#36191 in 3,743
Illinois#362231 in 4,087
North Carolina#364151 in 3,405
Iowa#36961 in 4,740
Michigan#377191 in 4,253
Virginia#383101 in 3,867
Ohio#405171 in 5,588
Wisconsin#44351 in 8,015
New Jersey#44571 in 6,945
Pennsylvania#466151 in 7,404
Florida#46771 in 4,673
Indiana#56851 in 9,317
Alaska
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Kansas
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Vermont
West Virginia
Wyoming

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 1952

girls
#320
639 births · 1 in 2,902 girls

Top girls' names in 1952

  1. #1Linda67,082
  2. #2Mary65,629
  3. #3Patricia53,101
  4. #4Deborah49,811
  5. #5Susan41,348
  6. #6Barbara39,864
  7. #7Nancy31,739
  8. #8Karen28,956
  9. #9Debra26,832
  10. #10Sandra26,097
  11. #320Celia639
More about 1952

girls

1,854,335 girls got a published name in 1952; 1 in 2,902 of them was named Celia, which outranked 95.0% of the 6,389 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Celia
  1. #317Jeri649
  2. #318Gay643
  3. #319Mae640
  4. #320Celia639
  5. #321Nellie637
  6. #322Viola634
  7. #323Guadalupe632
Biggest movers since 1951
Risers
  1. 2,501Pandora#3,284#783
  2. 368Lise#1,314#946
  3. 353Vanessa#656#303
  4. 334Dorinda#1,170#836
  5. 332Mitzi#928#596
Fallers
  1. 380Rhona#988#1,368
  2. 342Sharleen#765#1,107
  3. 270Enid#908#1,178
  4. 237Allyn#988#1,225
  5. 230Sheron#908#1,138

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

See the top 100 for 1952