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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201962peak #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 1962

  • 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: #363 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,522 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: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedMNIllinois: #588 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 7,348 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedWIMichigan: #551 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 7,462 girlsMINew York: #464 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 4,416 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedMARhode 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: #414 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,034 girlsINOhio: #659 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 9,847 girlsOHPennsylvania: #560 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 8,026 girlsPANew Jersey: #337 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,853 girlsNJConnecticut: #384 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,945 girlsCTCalifornia: #348 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 2,116 girlsCAUtah: #243 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,173 girlsUTColorado: #359 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,398 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedNEMissouri: #572 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,099 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedWVVirginia: #375 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,353 girlsVAMaryland: #509 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,857 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedDEArizona: #296 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,543 girlsAZNew Mexico: #249 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,153 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedKSArkansas: #417 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,526 girlsARTennessee: #471 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,085 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #332 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,510 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #372 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,820 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #372 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,613 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #390 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,537 girlsLAMississippi: #324 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,059 girlsMSAlabama: #359 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,565 girlsALGeorgia: #381 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,120 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Celia, so not publishedHITexas: #204 for girls · 116 births · 1 in 953 girlsTXFlorida: #397 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,075 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Texas#204 · 1 in 953
  2. Utah#243 · 1 in 1,173
  3. New Mexico#249 · 1 in 1,153
  4. Arizona#296 · 1 in 1,543
  5. Mississippi#324 · 1 in 2,059

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#2041161 in 953
Utah#24391 in 1,173
New Mexico#249101 in 1,153
Arizona#296101 in 1,543
Mississippi#324121 in 2,059
North Carolina#332191 in 2,510
New Jersey#337201 in 2,853
California#348821 in 2,116
Alabama#359131 in 2,565
Colorado#35981 in 2,398
Washington#363111 in 2,522
District of Columbia#37251 in 2,613
South Carolina#37291 in 2,820
Virginia#375121 in 3,353
Georgia#381141 in 3,120
Connecticut#38461 in 3,945
Louisiana#390151 in 2,537
Florida#397161 in 3,075
Indiana#414121 in 4,034
Arkansas#41751 in 3,526
New York#464371 in 4,416
Tennessee#47171 in 5,085
Maryland#50951 in 5,857
Michigan#551111 in 7,462
Pennsylvania#560131 in 8,026
Missouri#57261 in 7,099
Illinois#588141 in 7,348
Ohio#659101 in 9,847
Alaska
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Maine
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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 1962

girls
#415
555 births · 1 in 3,543 girls

Top girls' names in 1962

  1. #1Lisa46,069
  2. #2Mary43,502
  3. #3Susan35,752
  4. #4Karen35,184
  5. #5Linda31,461
  6. #6Patricia26,532
  7. #7Donna25,719
  8. #8Cynthia24,025
  9. #9Deborah22,889
  10. #10Sandra22,420
  11. #415Celia555
More about 1962

girls

1,966,603 girls got a published name in 1962; 1 in 3,543 of them was named Celia, which outranked 94.5% of the 7,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Celia
  1. #412Lorna561
  2. #413Kristy559
  3. #414Faye556
  4. #415Celia555
  5. #415Lorri555
  6. #417Elisa551
  7. #418Paige548
  8. #419Olga543

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

Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. 1,281Tiffany#2,070#789
  2. 879Whitney#1,627#748
  3. 541Zina#1,533#992
  4. 414Glynis#1,406#992
  5. 408Lolita#978#570
Fallers
  1. 300Fern#821#1,121
  2. 259Jacklyn#815#1,074
  3. 255Dorthy#929#1,184
  4. 224Laurene#943#1,167
  5. 215Jimmie#911#1,126

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

See the top 100 for 1962