Celia is a distinctive choice, ranked #751 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Celia in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#751
US Rank #734
About the Name Celia
Celia is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 102 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #562 in 1996 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Celia is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
It ranks similarly in the US at #734, suggesting broad transatlantic appeal.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Celia
Unlikely. With around 50 UK babies named Celia per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Celia in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Celia is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 102 places over the last five years to #751 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Celia is more popular in the US (#734) than in the UK (#751). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Celia include: Celia Quansah — Celia Quansah is an English rugby sevens player who plays for Leicester Tigers Women.; Celia Pacquola — Celia Pacquola is an Australian comedian, writer, presenter, and actress who performs predominantly in Australia and the United Kingdom.; Celia Paul — Celia Paul is an Indian-born British painter, best known for her intense, haunting portraits of her close family and herself..
Celia ranks #734 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
50
UK babies named Celia (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 102 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Celia
Likely around 1 other Celia in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Celia
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Celia Quansah is an English rugby sevens player who plays for Leicester Tigers Women. She was selected as a member of the Great Britain women's national rugby sevens team for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Celia Paul is an Indian-born British painter, best known for her intense, haunting portraits of her close family and herself. Paul lives and works in London, England.
Celia Hammond is an English former model and animal welfare activist who is well known as a campaigner against fur and for neutering of cats to control the feral population.
Celia Welch is an American winemaker. She is known for developing vintages in Napa Valley for a number of wineries, and the San Francisco Chronicle described her as a member "of an elite order of Napa winemaking consultants." She launched her own label, Corra, in 2004.
Celia Sánchez Manduley was a Cuban revolutionary, politician, researcher and archivist. She was a key member of the Cuban Revolution and a close colleague of Fidel Castro.
Celia Lovsky was an Austrian-American actress. On the original Star Trek she played the Vulcan matriarch T'Pau, and on The Twilight Zone she played the aged daughter of an eternally youthful Hollywood actress.
Celia Hempton (born Stroud, England) is a British artist based in London and has exhibited internationally across Europe, Asia and North and South America. Hempton is primarily a painter but works across different medias including sound and performance.