Girls' name · peaked in 1895
Celia name popularity since 1925
40,025 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Celia. Half of them were born in 1966 or earlier, so the typical Celia is about 60 years old in 2026. Celia peaked in 1895 as the #158 name for girls, and it ranked #774 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 40,025
- Named Celia, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1895
- #158 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #774
- for girls in 2025 (351 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 39,957 girls · 68 boys
- Most popular in
- New Mexico
- 2.38× its national share
Peak year is the year Celia made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Celia births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1925. Measured as a share of all babies, Celia peaked earlier, in 1895.
- Fastest rise: Between 1979 and 1984, Celia became 1.9× more common, from 1 in 6,500 baby girls to 1 in 3,350.
- Steepest fall: Between 1984 and 1989, its share of baby girls fell by 44%, from 1 in 3,350 to 1 in 5,950.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Celia's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Celia.
Decade by decade
Babies named Celia in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 2,933 | 12 | – |
| 1930s | 4,349 | 41 | #295 |
| 1940s | 4,231 | 0 | #357 |
| 1950s | 5,600 | 0 | #350 |
| 1960s | 3,881 | 0 | #503 |
| 1970s | 2,442 | 5 | #718 |
| 1980s | 3,477 | 10 | #500 |
| 1990s | 3,540 | 0 | #669 |
| 2000s | 3,987 | 0 | #678 |
| 2010s | 3,425 | 0 | #852 |
| 2020–25 | 2,092 | 0 | #774 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
24.7% of babies named Celia from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Celia is most popular
The index compares Celia's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Celia.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 2.38× | 468 |
| Texas | 2.24× | 6,250 |
| Arizona | 1.78× | 821 |
| California | 1.62× | 6,099 |
| New York | 1.20× | 3,235 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Celia and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Celia (this page) | 39,957 | 1895 |
| Kelia | 1,054 | 1993 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Celia's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Celia.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Celia (1895).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data