Celia
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Latin. Borrowed from Latin Caelia, feminine of Roman family name Caelius, probably from caelum (“heaven”). Introduced into English by William Shakespeare in As You Like It.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Celia (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Celia has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2020. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 9 |
| 2005 | 9 |
| 2006 | 8 |
| 2007 | 11 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2009 | 9 |
| 2010 | 13 |
| 2011 | 7 |
| 2012 | 16 |
| 2013 | 13 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2016 | 13 |
| 2017 | 13 |
| 2018 | 15 |
| 2019 | 20 |
| 2020 | 21 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2022 | 18 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 127 |
| 2000 | 133 |
| 2001 | 132 |
| 2002 | 136 |
| 2003 | 146 |
| 2004 | 161 |
| 2005 | 170 |
| 2006 | 177 |
| 2007 | 186 |
| 2008 | 190 |
| 2009 | 206 |
| 2010 | 216 |
| 2011 | 223 |
| 2012 | 245 |
| 2013 | 256 |
| 2014 | 268 |
| 2015 | 285 |
| 2016 | 301 |
| 2017 | 321 |
| 2018 | 342 |
| 2019 | 360 |
| 2020 | 377 |
Celia in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Celia.Hi! My name is Celia.
- Celia ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Celia called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Celia kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Celia is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Celias mamma är lärare.Celia's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Celias mamma is Celia's mum.
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Questions about Celia
How do you pronounce Celia in Swedish?
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What does the name Celia mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Latin. Borrowed from Latin Caelia, feminine of Roman family name Caelius, probably from caelum (“heaven”). Introduced into English by William Shakespeare in As You Like It.
How popular is Celia in Sweden?
18 babies were named Celia in 2022. In 2020, 377 people in Sweden had Celia as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2020 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.