Célia

Meaning and origin of Célia

Popularity of Célia in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2004.
• Over recent years, Célia has been falling (−5.5% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Célia every 5.4 schools, all spellings combined.

Célia in English-speaking countries

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  710^th girls’ name48 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,219

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  790^th girls’ name1,066 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,533+3.2% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  817^th girls’ name134 babies in 3 years1 girl in 5,730+6.6% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  783^rd girls’ name6 babies in 3 years1 girl in 6,617

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  815^th girls’ name9 babies in 3 years1 girl in 7,206

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Scotland, Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Célia and Celia are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Celia195
• Célya105
• Celya35
• Selya (in French)25
• Sélia (in French)20
• Sélya (in French)15
• Selia (in French)15

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Célia

• Chiara
• Capucine
• Célestine
• Paola
• Camila
• Valentine
• Lilia
• Diana
• Violette
• Camélia
• Paloma
• Lucia

See also

• →French names of Latin origin