Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Celia

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Celia
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1915

Peak rank proxy

853

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19152024

Peak year

1915

Decline from peak

55.2%

2024

382

All-time

56,289

Celia has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1915, when 853 girls were named Celia.

In 2024, only 382 girls were given the name.

Down 55.2% from its peak.

All told, about 56,289 Americans have been named Celia and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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