Fun Facts About the Name Celio
- 73 babies named Celio: U.S. records list 73 babies given the name Celio from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Celio Mean?
Celio is a masculine given name used in Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. It is a Romance-language form of the Latin name Caelius, a Roman family name. The customary meaning is "heavenly" or "of the sky," from Latin caelum, meaning "sky" or "heaven." This derivation is traditional rather than certain. Some scholars connect Caelius to Etruscan, because the Caelian Hill in Rome was traditionally said to be named after Caelius Vibenna, an Etruscan leader. If that older origin is correct, the "heavenly" meaning would be a later Latin association. In Portuguese the name is normally written Célio; in Spanish it is Celio.
Celio Name History & Origins
In the Roman Republic, Caelius was a plebeian family name. Marcus Caelius Rufus, a Roman politician and orator of the first century BC, was defended by Cicero in the speech Pro Caelio. The Caelian Hill in Rome, one of the city's seven hills, was called Caelius Mons in Latin; Roman tradition says it took its name from Caelius Vibenna, an Etruscan figure. That tradition is one reason the name's origin is sometimes placed in Etruscan rather than Latin. As Latin developed into the Romance languages, Caelius became Celio in Italian, Célio in Portuguese, and Celio in Spanish. In Italy, Celio is also the name of a rione (district) of Rome that includes the Caelian Hill. The given name is used in Italy, Portugal, Brazil, Spain, and Spanish-speaking parts of the Americas.
How Popular is the Name Celio?
Celio has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2021. Its best rank was #6,774 in 2021.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,915 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #12,611 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #11,054 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #11,106 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #6,774 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #12,498 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #12,521 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #10,908 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #12,795 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #10,888 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #10,617 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #8,290 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Celio Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are cheerful and friendly, but are apt to have an emotional life. You like to have several lines of effort going at once. You are a good talker and promoter and seldom worry over anything. At times, you can be impatient, and impulsive. You have the ability to bring an idea to completion. You can express yourself joyously and constructively. You might be psychic, but not know it. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
Position and social status is very important for you and you are always looking for way to improve your position in society. You have power and ability to chose your own destiny and achieve anything you want in life. You can expand in any direction according to your will and the set of values. You have passion for justice and belong to the position of authority. You have an inherent courage and endurance to accomplish "The Impossible Dream". With the power comes responsibility. You hold keys to the material world, but with this gift comes high spiritual responsibility to be fair and true to others. You are philosophical and mature, determined and intense with a desire to endure, often religious.
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