Celia is an established girls' name that peaked in 1915 and has grown less common since.
Celia is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #774 for girl births in the United States (and #1,507 across all names), given to 351 babies. Celia was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1915 (853 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 351 | 351 | #774 | — |
| 2024 | 383 | 383 | #735 | — |
| 2023 | 332 | 332 | #828 | — |
| 2022 | 323 | 323 | #861 | — |
| 2021 | 358 | 358 | #791 | — |
| 2020 | 345 | 345 | #790 | — |
| 2019 | 308 | 308 | #869 | — |
| 2018 | 287 | 287 | #932 | — |
| 2017 | 324 | 324 | #838 | — |
| 2016 | 344 | 344 | #835 | — |
| 2015 | 328 | 328 | #852 | — |
| 2014 | 356 | 356 | #787 | — |
| 2013 | 355 | 355 | #768 | — |
| 2012 | 376 | 376 | #740 | — |
| 2011 | 372 | 372 | #741 | — |
| 2010 | 375 | 375 | #744 | — |
| 2009 | 377 | 377 | #753 | — |
| 2008 | 390 | 390 | #756 | — |
| 2007 | 370 | 370 | #779 | — |
| 2006 | 406 | 406 | #699 | — |
| 2005 | 410 | 410 | #678 | — |
| 2004 | 406 | 406 | #677 | — |
| 2003 | 406 | 406 | #653 | — |
| 2002 | 388 | 388 | #652 | — |
| 2001 | 424 | 424 | #594 | — |
| 2000 | 410 | 410 | #619 | — |
| 1999 | 409 | 409 | #597 | — |
| 1998 | 384 | 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 | — | #589 | — |
| 1989 | 310 | — | #659 | — |
| 1988 | 342 | — | #590 | — |
| 1987 | 330 | — | #590 | — |
| 1986 | 358 | — | #561 | — |
| 1985 | 406 | — | #500 | — |
| 1984 | 507 | — | #424 | #6,460 |
| 1983 | 399 | — | #492 | — |
| 1982 | 258 | — | #681 | — |
| 1981 | 295 | — | #614 | — |
| 1980 | 282 | — | #656 | #6,391 |
| 1979 | 247 | — | #690 | — |
| 1978 | 218 | — | #724 | — |
| 1977 | 245 | — | #655 | — |
| 1976 | 209 | — | #705 | — |
| 1975 | 206 | — | #718 | — |
| 1974 | 233 | — | #654 | — |
| 1973 | 233 | — | #645 | — |
| 1972 | 221 | — | #684 | #5,092 |
| 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 | — | #374 | — |
| 1953 | 579 | — | #349 | — |
| 1952 | 639 | — | #320 | — |
| 1951 | 578 | — | #329 | — |
| 1950 | 507 | — | #351 | — |
| 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 | 419 | — | #305 | #2,709 |
| 1936 | 419 | — | #298 | — |
| 1935 | 423 | — | #295 | — |
| 1934 | 450 | — | #290 | #3,753 |
| 1933 | 436 | — | #292 | #3,329 |
| 1932 | 392 | — | #323 | #3,430 |
| 1931 | 498 | — | #282 | #2,897 |
| 1930 | 567 | — | #265 | #3,061 |
| 1929 | 515 | — | #288 | #4,054 |
| 1928 | 549 | — | #279 | — |
| 1927 | 614 | — | #267 | #3,504 |
| 1926 | 606 | — | #272 | — |
| 1925 | 661 | — | #258 | — |
| 1924 | 662 | — | #256 | — |
| 1923 | 668 | — | #250 | #3,884 |
| 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 | — | #171 | — |
| 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 | — |