Celia is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning “heaven.” In 2024 it was given to 382 girls in the United States.
Celia belongs to the Spanish tradition. Its meaning — “heaven” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page. It travels in a few spellings: Quinquegentiani.
In the United States, Celia first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #141 in 1882, and in 2024 382 babies received the name — 56,289 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Celia means “heaven” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Celia is a girl name. In 2024, 382 babies received the name in the US.
Celia comes from the Spanish tradition. It is also spelled Quinquegentiani.
Celia first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #141 in 1882, and 382 babies were given the name in 2024.
Celia is pronounced /www.cnn.com/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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