Celia Forename

1,175th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 800,638 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Celia Forename Definition:

A female name. the It name Celia is from the name of the Caelian gens, and from it was derived the French Célie, used chiefly in romances. The English name Celia, however, is probably as a rule a form of Cecilia q.v. Shakespeare’s use of it for the cousin of Rosalind in As You Like It is responsible for its modern vogue as an independent christian name.

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Celia Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil
100%
188,4741:1,137172
Mexico
100%
170,0411:730144
Argentina
100%
69,1831:618144
United States
100%
67,7081:5,354743
Spain
100%
50,9661:913161
Peru
100%
42,3491:751142
Philippines
 
99%
30,8811:3,433618
Bolivia
100%
23,6721:44892
England
100%
14,5941:3,810476
Paraguay
 
99%
14,3431:505102
Ecuador-13,3931:1,324244
Colombia
100%
12,4181:3,848465
Venezuela
100%
11,9101:2,536375
Guatemala
100%
11,1471:1,445299
Cuba-8,3241:1,382273
Chile
100%
7,9231:2,222315
El Salvador-5,5091:1,151199
Nicaragua
100%
4,7731:1,261241
Mozambique-3,8401:7,0951,242
France
100%
3,5171:18,900888
Uruguay
100%
3,5111:976184
Panama
100%
3,4021:1,148218
Dominican Republic-3,2371:3,223510
South Africa
100%
3,2281:16,8942,482
Honduras
100%
3,0371:2,903465
Angola
100%
2,8341:9,5151,131
Zimbabwe
100%
2,4161:6,384941
Australia-1,7601:7,760820
Costa Rica
100%
1,3991:3,408496
Canada
100%
1,2461:26,5922,202
Ireland
100%
1,1841:3,922436
Haiti
100%
1,0351:10,3641,104
New Zealand-9921:4,573659
China-9691:1,409,75838,329
Germany
100%
8711:110,9962,241
Nigeria
100%
7871:225,6229,371
Wales
100%
7031:4,402556
Congo
100%
6531:7,6711,044
Gabon
100%
6411:2,938671
Scotland
100%
6381:8,386639
Netherlands
100%
6091:27,7542,358
India
100%
6011:2,021,428105,067
Algeria
100%
5901:64,7061,986
Ghana-5621:48,0182,599
Jamaica-5321:5,420829
Saudi Arabia-5251:58,6916,867
Thailand
100%
4291:163,32411,588
Indonesia
100%
3931:656,39645,776
DR Congo
 
95%
3831:192,7618,554
Hong Kong-3541:21,9002,171
Malaysia
 
97%
3541:86,0176,294
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
3381:4,028737
Portugal-3041:34,2461,362
Malawi
100%
2751:62,2273,900
Egypt
 
75%
2601:353,46510,818
Belize
100%
2541:1,395306
Liberia
 
96%
2291:19,2671,353
Switzerland
100%
2131:38,5611,931
Taiwan
100%
1941:122,52413,447
Sweden
100%
1801:54,7662,811
Singapore
100%
1481:42,4806,607
Uganda
100%
1471:278,6198,340
Morocco-1361:252,5646,008
Barbados-1351:2,147467
Denmark-1341:42,1601,741
Belgium
100%
1231:93,4153,322
Cameroon
100%
1191:181,6017,932
Benin
100%
1111:95,2786,007
Kenya
100%
1111:417,18112,597
Japan-1081:1,185,05616,046
Qatar
100%
1071:22,1463,142
Puerto Rico-1041:34,1381,159
São Tomé and Príncipe
100%
1011:1,901379
Saint Lucia
 
99%
861:2,068380
Papua New Guinea
 
98%
851:95,9108,822
Italy
100%
831:735,6886,970
Romania
100%
831:241,5907,948
French Polynesia-811:3,431664
Norway
100%
801:64,1542,432
Namibia-761:31,6342,409
Grenada
100%
681:1,590339
Malta-681:6,314764
Dominica-671:1,126214
Guam-661:2,434508
Suriname-661:8,3761,618
Zambia-641:247,7317,885
Ivory Coast
100%
631:366,28515,102
New Caledonia
100%
611:4,429651
United States Virgin Islands-551:1,995413
Guyana
100%
521:14,6781,983
Greece
100%
481:227,8034,386
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
481:2,325439
Luxembourg
100%
431:13,117963
United Arab Emirates-421:170,28611,537
Antigua and Barbuda-381:2,616555
Kuwait-381:99,6126,886
Macau-371:16,438326
Cayman Islands
100%
361:1,703393
Aruba-331:3,145634
Estonia
100%
311:42,4322,607
Burkina Faso
100%
251:735,17922,242
Andorra-231:3,604361
Botswana
100%
211:104,0218,595
Jersey
100%
211:4,761588
Austria
100%
201:425,7104,293
Northern Ireland
100%
171:108,4201,523
Solomon Islands-161:36,3102,446
British Virgin Islands
100%
151:2,083481
Israel
 
93%
131:646,37811,150
South Korea-131:426,49411,600
Lebanon-121:468,9646,168
Cape Verde-101:52,9152,414
Finland
100%
101:548,3186,147
Russia
100%
101:14,423,37048,053
Bahrain-91:149,8533,890
Czechia
100%
91:1,184,0183,740
Senegal
100%
81:1,822,67012,813
Bahamas-71:57,0531,294
American Samoa-61:9,3081,982
Bermuda-61:10,8041,174
Croatia
100%
61:702,8466,921
Northern Mariana Islands-61:9,1111,173
Saint Kitts and Nevis-61:9,1441,176
Anguilla
100%
51:2,651523
Curaçao-51:31,161859
Falkland Islands-41:786147
Guernsey-41:15,833609
Madagascar-41:5,907,3524,093
Marshall Islands
100%
41:12,8081,787
Mauritius-41:324,4465,754
Myanmar-41:12,987,0681,965
Sierra Leone-41:1,772,166913
Turkey
100%
41:19,450,42745,600
Vietnam-31:30,874,3715,995
Isle of Man
100%
21:42,512455
Kazakhstan-21:8,873,42235,327
Lesotho
100%
21:1,019,99836,117
Micronesia-21:53,2501,276
Montserrat-21:2,438412
Oman-21:2,054,3348,531
Bangladesh-11:159,461,36636,167
Cyprus
100%
11:871,0765,368
Djibouti-11:915,6642,132
Equatorial Guinea
100%
11:1,137,6891,044
Ethiopia-11:97,560,13329,608
Faroe Islands
100%
11:49,1272,467
Georgia-11:3,738,46629,095
Hungary
100%
11:9,791,7716,528
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Jordan-11:8,826,77411,126
Liechtenstein-11:37,8561,091
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377
North Macedonia-11:2,090,75715,787
Niger
100%
11:19,183,99477,442
Norfolk Island-11:2,324291
Pakistan
100%
11:194,357,680303,535
Poland
 
75%
11:38,027,1129,241
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
100%
11:6,315385
Samoa-11:195,1901,348
Serbia-11:7,145,72110,629
Tanzania
100%
11:52,788,31985,066
Turks and Caicos Islands-11:34,7071,398
Ukraine-11:45,499,90832,056

The alternate forms: Célia (109,375), Cèlia (111) & Çelia (1) are calculated separately.

Celia (4,586) may also be a surname.

Celia Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A female name. the It name Celia is from the name of the Caelian gens, and from it was derived the French Célie, used chiefly in romances. The English name Celia, however, is probably as a rule a form of Cecilia q.v. Shakespeare’s use of it for the cousin of Rosalind in As You Like It is responsible for its modern vogue as an independent christian name. See also Sheila.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

In C17, often Cœlia, which points to a possible origin in Latin cœla, the heavens. In C17-mid 18 and in C20, often aristocratic; in C19, mainly proletarian and petit bourgeois, this latter prevalence being in part the result of association with Irish Sheelah (Sheila), in part the result of confusion with Cecilia (Yonge). This name was a favourite with C17 poets, both lyric and pastoral. One of the best of Sir Charles Sedley’s ‘songs’ begins thus : Not, Celia, that I juster am, Or better than the rest, For I would change each hour like them, Were not my heart at rest.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Greek (feminine) - One who commands.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

A Latin name, meaning: Blind.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Celia Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Célia93109,375/
Cèlia93111/
Çelia931/
Ceilia91513/
Celiah91377/
Chelia91348/
Cielia9191/
Cealia9179/
Celiat9167/
Ceelia9156/
Ceylia9156/
Celias9150/
Ceslia9128/
Scelia9119/
Ceglia9116/
Ceulia9111/
Ccelia919/
Cehlia918/
Celiaa916/
Celaia914/
Dcelia912/
Jcelia912/
Xcelia912/
Ceília912/
Ceĭlia911/
Celiai911/
Celiaj911/
Celiap911/
Celiea911/
Tcelia911/
Celi8928,203/
Cela894,618/
Chhelia83566/
Schelia8382/
Cheilia8319/
Ceillia838/
Chelias836/
Ceiliah835/
Cæcelia835/
Sceilia835/
Gycelia834/
Cceilia833/
Cheylia833/
Cheslia832/
Cheglia832/
Tchelia832/
Ceeslia831/
C'celia831/
Cieslia831/
Cheliat831/
Cheelia831/
Chealia831/
Cealiea831/
Ceeylia831/
Ceiliea831/
Qucelia831/
Celio80127,325/
Zelia8069,580/
Chela8023,313/
Cilia808,835/
Selia806,719/
Ceila804,386/
Celis803,995/
Kelia802,435/
Celie801,452/
Cheli801,308/
Cylia801,143/
Ceyla801,005/
Ciela80848/
Celoi80743/
Celea80655/
Celat80366/
Celya80172/
Ceili80142/
Celiz80120/
Celas8089/
Cieli8086/
Ceyli8085/
Celau8070/
Celha8065/
Celui8054/
Celei8053/
Celah8050/
Celit8043/
Celiy8040/
Cília8040/
Celoa8036/
Celay8033/
Cesli8030/
Ceela8029/
Celai8022/
Xelia8022/
Celid8021/
Celga8016/
Cesla8011/
Celaa809/
Ceeli809/
Cetli808/
Ceala807/
Scela806/
Celaj806/
Celhi806/
Cehla806/
Ceali805/
Celap804/
Qelia803/
Xcela803/
Celii803/
Celyi803/
Celgi803/
Celij802/
Zceli802/
Celad802/
Cetla802/
Cceli801/
Celip801/
Ceîla801/
Ceïla801/
Celiş801/
Hcela801/
Jcela801/
Sceli801/
Cecillia7710,977/
Cecellia77448/
Cicellia7782/
Cesillia7729/
Sicellia778/
Cheillia777/
Secellia773/
Scheilia773/
Cesellia773/
Cetellia772/
Cisellia772/
C'Ceilia771/
Tdccelia771/
Sycellia771/
Scheliah771/
Schielia771/
Shelia7369,783/
Cheila7320,821/
Seliat732,051/
Cheyla731,310/
Chetla73758/
Zeulia73683/
Chhela73582/
Cheela73481/
Ceslau73379/
Chelas73304/
Quelia73212/
Chilia73210/
Ccilia73185/
Chelha73183/
Schela73170/
Chheli73165/
Cheeli73128/
Keilia73112/
Chelis73109/
Keelia73107/
Cheliy7397/
Selias7393/
Ciliah7372/
Celaya7368/
Tchela7367/
Khelia7363/
Chesla7363/
Scylia7360/
Sielia7359/
Chelai7352/
Chylia7351/
Chelea7348/
Cheala7346/
Cielio7345/
Scheli7342/
Cealie7342/
Seelia7337/
Seliea7336/
Chelio7335/
Chelya7334/
Ciglia7333/
Keylia7332/
Chetli7330/
Cyliah7328/
Ceilla7328/
Tselia7328/
Seslia7326/
Cheili7326/
Chelih7326/
Scilia7324/
Zealia7324/
Chelat7324/
Cheyli7323/
Chelit7323/
Zeelia7323/
Cilias7321/
Celist7320/
Cheali7320/
Chelga7318/
Zeilia7317/
Celois7317/
Ceelay7317/
Tcheli7317/
Seliau7317/
Chelei7316/
Chelay7315/
Ceilie7315/
Chesli7314/
Celeah7314/
Chelad7314/
Ceilio7314/
Seulia7313/
Cielie7313/
Ceilha7313/
Sceila7312/
Chelhi7312/
Ceslas7312/
Kealia7312/
Seilia7312/
Sealia7312/
Zielia7312/
Ciesla7311/
Celios7311/
Ceylla7311/
Chelau7311/
Cheliz7310/
Gycela7310/
Chelap7310/
Cielat7310/
Zhelia7310/
Keulia739/
Ceglie738/
Cailia738/
Cielis738/
Celiss737/
Celaja737/
Cislia737/
Setlia736/
Seliay736/
Celish736/
Seliap735/
Cheloi735/
Cielit735/
Ceylis735/
Cehyla735/
Caylia735/
Ceilah735/
Ceilis735/
Cyglia735/
Celuis735/
Celeis735/
Keliau735/
Chelgi734/
Ceelie734/
Ceilya734/
Ceslio734/
Keliea734/
Cealis734/
Chelid734/
Cielei733/
Cylaia733/
Cielah733/
Cielas733/
Ciliaj733/
Ceslea733/
Ceylya733/
Celidh733/
Ceisla733/
Celaiy733/
Celaus733/
Ceilit733/
Cealla733/
Keliap733/
Ceslei733/
Cshela733/
Celhio732/
Csilia732/
Jcelio732/
Keliai732/
Sciela732/
Sjelia732/
Seliai732/
Seylia732/
Zeglia732/
Celaid732/
Celais732/
Celast732/
Ceglio732/
Celiot732/
Celeha732/
Cetlis732/
Ceylah732/
Cziela732/
Coilia732/
Che'la732/
Chelaa732/
Chelii732/
Cielea732/
Ciliea732/
Gyceli732/
Cilaia732/
Ceilat732/
Kielia732/
Zzelia732/
Ceulli732/
Ceelio731/
Cielid731/
Ciesli731/
Ciliad731/
Ciliay731/
Citlia731/
Chelyi731/
Chelaz731/
Chelip731/
Chejli731/
Czeila731/
Czelie731/
Céilia731/
Célias731/
Ceyhla731/
Ceylie731/
Cetlha731/
Ceulie731/
Ceulio731/
Ceslaa731/
Ceslii731/
Celyah731/
Celiph731/
Celizz731/
Celoid731/
Celhai731/
Celidt731/
Ccelie731/
Cceyla731/
Cealea731/
Cealha731/
Cealiz731/
Ceelha731/
Ceelip731/
Ceeliz731/
Ceeyla731/
Ceihla731/
Ceilaa731/
Ceilay731/
Ceilli731/
Ceiloa731/
Ceiloi731/
Celahe731/
Celait731/
Celass731/
Cyliad731/
Cseela731/
Csylia731/
Seglia731/
Sgelia731/
Seliaa731/
Shcela731/
Sceali731/
Sceela731/
Scelah731/
Scelio731/
Zeylia731/
Qhelia731/
Qqelia731/
Kelioa731/
Keliad731/
Jselia731/
Jcelis731/
S'Cela731/
Xeylia731/
Xzelia731/
Cetlas731/
Ckehla731/
Gcilia731/
Xhelia731/
Zeliai731/
Cetlli731/
Celuiz731/
Celeid731/
Celeiz731/
Czilia731/
Cieliy731/
Ckelea731/
Ciliaz731/
Dzelia731/
Cecilliah71108/
Cescellia719/
Cessillia717/
Ceicillia716/
Ciecillia713/
Cescillia713/
Ceicyllia712/
Cicelliah711/
Checyllia711/
Chesillia711/
Cesilliah711/
Cecelliah711/
Cecelllia711/
Ceacillia711/
Ceicellia711/
Ciscellia711/
Cessyllia711/
Cyscellia711/
Cila6772,935/
Kela6756,309/
Sela6725,104/
Seli6719,508/
Zeli6711,720/
Cely6711,044/
Scheila678,205/
Cele676,973/
Cili674,569/
Zela674,448/
Cecilla671,602/
Sheilia67635/
Shellia67600/
Celo67525/
Xela67385/
Chheela67310/
Cyla67302/
Ceilidh67257/
Cheilla67207/
Seliath67145/
Cecella67142/
Tchilia67107/
Cheylla6782/
Cheslea6776/
Shealia6770/
Ceslaus6769/
Qela6751/
Shielia6743/
Cisella6742/
Schiela6738/
Tchelio6738/
Sheelia6731/
Çela6729/
Tchelga6728/
Cæcilia6727/
Chelios6724/
Cecilli6724/
Cicella6722/
Csheela6720/
Cëcilia6720/
Cesilla6719/
Cheslei6719/
Chechillia6716/
Tcheila6716/
Cesella6715/
Gyselia6715/
Chelaya6714/
Chettla6714/
Schelie6712/
Queilia6711/
Khelias6711/
Keallia6710/
Céli679/
Sheliea679/
Sheylia679/
Cyli679/
Chelyah678/
Chetlla678/
Cicelli678/
Citelli677/
Cheetla677/
Cheluis677/
Xeli677/
Cheilis677/
Cheisla677/
Keillia677/
Cecelli676/
Chelhai676/
Schelah676/
Cheilei676/
Ciselli676/
Sicella676/
Scheili676/
Tshelia675/
Zhellia675/
Secella675/
Chaylia675/
Chailia675/
Zeliaha675/
Cheilas675/
Kicella675/
Cscilia675/
Kycella675/
Celí674/
Cheylis674/
Chelish674/
Ceaglio674/
Celeast674/
Csheila674/
Sheliad674/
Sheliay674/
Scheela674/
Chelatt674/
Sealiah673/
Schelya673/
Zeuliah673/
Cheliss673/
Cheilai673/
Chhelli673/
Cyselli673/
Czielah673/
Ceilioh673/
Cecylla673/
Keeliah673/
Keislia673/
Queulia673/
Cetilla673/
Cheslau673/
Seiliat673/
Tcheyla673/
Čela672/
Scheula672/
Cheylah672/
Keeylia672/
Keiliah672/
Kceylla672/
Kealiah672/
Keullia672/
Khellia672/
Schejla672/
Schelau672/
Schelea672/
Sicelli672/
Sheliat672/
She'lia672/
Shelaia672/
Tseulia672/
Šeli672/
Tchelai672/
Céla672/
Chheeli672/
Chhella672/
Chhetla672/
Cheslay672/
Cheylha672/
Cheyliz672/
Chealea672/
Chealla672/
Cheelas672/
Chelaha672/
Chelash672/
Chelaut672/
Cheleis672/
Citella672/
Cielith672/
Cieslau672/
Caillia672/
Caitlia672/
Chyslia672/
Chelais672/
Cheelai672/
Che'lat672/
Shceila672/
Schelei672/
Keyliah672/
Tchesla672/
Keyllia672/
Čeli671/
Gycelio671/
Chheila671/
C'cilia671/
Cailiah671/
Gycelha671/
Dzhelia671/
Cielaja671/
Cieloit671/
Cheluiz671/
Chelaiy671/
Chelaja671/
Chelaud671/
Chelaus671/
Cheleas671/
Cheleau671/
Cheelis671/
Cheeliz671/
Chcilia671/
Cheahli671/
Cheeyla671/
Chehyla671/
Cheilau671/
Cheilio671/
Cheilli671/
Chet'la671/
Chethla671/
Chethli671/
Cheyhla671/
Cheylya671/
Cheslah671/
Cheslaz671/
Chesliy671/
Cheytli671/
Chhehla671/
Chhelaa671/
Chhelha671/
Chihlia671/
Czeslaa671/
Cæcelie671/
Cysliah671/
Ceylith671/
Ceuhlei671/
Ceselli671/
Cessilliah671/
Celé671/
Celó671/
Celô671/
Celj671/
Celeidh671/
Celeith671/
Cealidh671/
Cealitp671/
Ceilaja671/
Ceillie671/
Celeath671/
Cshelhi671/
Tcheloi671/
Sshelia671/
Thselia671/
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  • First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Celia