How Many People Are Named Celia Wise?

There are approximately 6 people named Celia Wise living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 57,125,723 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Celia with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Wise. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 57,125,723 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Celia

Last Name

Wise

Celia: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Celia. The peak year was 1915 with 853 births. The average person named Celia today is 43 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Celia

In the 2020 Census, the first name Celia was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic (55.95%). The next largest recorded groups were White (33.62%) and Black (4.37%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Celia in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Celia rose or fell over time.

White

33.62%

Black

4.37%

Hispanic

55.95%

Asian/Pacific Islander

4.01%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.42%

Two or More Races

1.63%

Ancestry of the Wise Surname

The surname Wise was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Wise in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

75.89%

Black

15.17%

Hispanic

3.46%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.79%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.61%

Two or More Races

4.07%

How we calculated this

The first name "Celia" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Wise" appears at a rate of 21.95 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Celia are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 6 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Celia

Celia Smith Celia Johnson Celia Williams Celia Brown Celia Jones Celia Garcia

Other people with the surname Wise

Michael Wise James Wise John Wise David Wise Robert Wise William Wise Stephen Wise Cole Wise

Celia Wise: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Celia Wise?

We estimate approximately 6 people named Celia Wise are alive in the United States today. The first name Celia is shared by 27,887 Americans, and the surname Wise is shared by 75,221.

How rare is the name Celia Wise?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 57,125,723 Americans. The first name Celia is uncommon and the surname Wise is uncommon.

Is Celia a male or female name?

Celia is predominantly female, with 0.1% of bearers being male and 99.9% female. It peaked in popularity in 1915 and the average bearer today is 43 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Celia?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Celia was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic (55.95%). The next largest recorded groups were White (33.62%) and Black (4.37%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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