How Many People Are Named Celia?
An estimated 27,887 people in the United States have the first name Celia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Celia peaked in popularity in 1915 with 853 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Celia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Celia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Celia is overwhelmingly female, 74 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
27,887
About 1 in 12,291 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1915
853 births
Total Registered
56,363
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Celia
Celia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 56,363 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Celia as a male name
Ranked #6,459 in 1984
5 male births in 1984
Peak: 1930 (8 births)
Celia as a female name
Ranked #734 in 2024
382 female births in 2024
Peak: 1915 (853 births)
Celia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Celia span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 6,559 babies were registered. Celia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Celia by Decade
How has Celia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,363 | 0 | 1,363 | |
| 1890s | 2,373 | 0 | 2,373 | |
| 1900s | 2,971 | 0 | 2,971 | |
| 1910s | 6,559 | 0 | 6,559 | |
| 1920s | 6,370 | 18 | 6,352 | |
| 1930s | 4,390 | 41 | 4,349 | |
| 1940s | 4,231 | 0 | 4,231 | |
| 1950s | 5,600 | 0 | 5,600 | |
| 1960s | 3,882 | 0 | 3,882 | |
| 1970s | 2,447 | 5 | 2,442 | |
| 1980s | 3,486 | 10 | 3,476 | |
| 1990s | 3,540 | 0 | 3,540 | |
| 2000s | 3,986 | 0 | 3,986 | |
| 2010s | 3,425 | 0 | 3,425 | |
| 2020s | 1,740 | 0 | 1,740 | |
Celia by State
Birth registrations for Celia span all 48 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Montana, Vermont, North Dakota. On average, about 924 Celias were registered per state.
Celia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Celia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Celia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Celia?
We estimate approximately 27,887 people named Celia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 12,291 Americans share this first name.
Is Celia a common name?
Celia is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 56,363 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Celia most popular?
Celia reached peak popularity in 1915, when 853 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Celia is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Celia a female name?
Celia is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Celia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Celia Smith, Celia Johnson, Celia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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