Caelia

#12,147 in 2025Girls' name

Feminine form of Caelius

Caelia has been given to 76 babies in the U.S. since 2003. In 2025 it ranked #12,147 of 17,293 girls’ names in use. Its peak year was 2021, with 12 recorded.

Babies named Caelia, 2025

1 in 474,000

Caelia over time, 1880–2025

Girls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Caelia: meaning, origin, and history

Feminine form of Caelius

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Caelia means

Caelia is a feminine form of Caelius.

Documented naming usage and pronunciation

Caelia is used in Ancient Roman.

Another recorded pronunciation is /ˈkae̯.li.a/ for Caelia.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Caelius.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 76 girls were recorded with the name Caelia between 2003 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 12 in 2021; its best national rank was #8,569 in 2021.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #11,274 in 2020 to #12,147 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #16,936 in 2015 to #12,147 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

U.S. Social Security Administration: national name data and limitations

How common is Caelia?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 474,000; 7 of 3,315,165 births
Among girls only: 1 in 230,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 2025: #12,147; of 17,293 girls’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 328,272 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Caelia sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 328,272 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Caelia. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Caelias were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Caelia was born before 2020 — so the typical Caelia is around 5 today.

Median birth year: 2020; About 5 years old
Biggest decade: 2020s; 52.6% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 100.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 76; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2020s — 52.6% of all recorded uses (40).

Is Caelia rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: −842; Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago: −873; Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago: +4,789; Places climbed
Births vs 10 years ago: 1.40×; More babies than then
Share of its own peak: 58.3%; Peak was 2021 (12)
Years since peak: 4; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 48.2% average annual change
Best rank ever: #8,569; 2021

Spellings of Caelia

Caelia is not the most common spelling — Amelia is, with 26.3% against Caelia's <0.01%.

Amelia26.3%281,130
Carla14.1%150,390
Callie6.6%70,190
Cecelia5.7%60,519
Celia5.3%56,642
Shelia4.5%47,780
Delia3.5%37,318
Talia3.2%34,154

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Caelia around the world

Where Caelia ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
2006–2009
#3,936
in 2009
France
2015–2015
#6,854
in 2015
South Australia
2008–2011
#840
in 2011

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Caelia by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: #12,147
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Down 873
Best rank ever: #8,569; 2021
Peak year: 2021; 12 that year
First recorded: 2003
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 76
Count in 2025: 7

Names similar to Caelia

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Caelie Caely Caedyn Zahlia Caelen Marlia Kealia Caelee Avalia Irelia Maelia Izalia Aralia Zaylia Leilia Valia Caera Acelia Caelan Ghalia Avelia Caeden Xaelia Coralia

Sibling names for Caelia

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Annabell Abagail Sydni Shyann Sydnie Karleigh Rhianna Alysa

For a brother

Aaden Kale Hamilton Brennen Tobin Jerimiah Jorden Henri

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