Girl · Latin
Celia
Say it: SEE-lee-uh
Meaning
Feminine of Caelius, a Roman family name of uncertain origin; the popular link to caelum 'heaven' is not established.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Revived in literature through Shakespeare's As You Like It and used in modern Spain and France.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1890s
In the United States
- 54,957 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1895, about 1 in 856 girls
- 343 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- Ancient Rome750 BC to AD 476
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Caelia
| Italian | Celia |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Celia |
| French | Célia |
Famous bearers
- Celia Cruz, Cuban singer
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Roman inscriptions and tombstones
- Well-known works of literature
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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