Celia
Celia is a female given name: 100% of people named Celia are women, and it is recorded as female in 11 of the 11 countries covered.
Celia · Célia
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 0% male / 100% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Spain, France
- Also spelled
- Célia
- US births since 1880
- 74 male / 53,933 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Celia
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Celia," in English, "Guten Tag Celia," in German. Celia is a female given name: about 100% of people named Celia are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Celia,
German
Guten Tag Celia,
French
Bonjour Celia,
Spanish
Estimado/a Celia:
Chinese
Celia您好：
Japanese
Celia様
English
Hi Celia,
German
Hi Celia,
French
Salut Celia,
Spanish
Hola Celia,
Chinese
Celia你好：
Japanese
Celiaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 0% |
| Spain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| France | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Portugal | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
74 male · 53,933 female · 54,007 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Celia a male or female name?
Celia is a female given name: 100% of people named Celia are women, and it is recorded as female in 11 of the 11 countries covered.
How do I address Celia in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Celia," in English, "Guten Tag Celia," in German. Celia is a female given name: about 100% of people named Celia are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Celia a unisex name?
Celia is not a unisex name: 0% of people named Celia are men. Celia leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Celia a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/celia (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_celia,
title = {Is Celia a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/celia},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}