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Celica

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How to Pronounce Celica

Pronounced SEL-ih-kuh /ˈsɛlɪkə/Medium

Meaning: Celica comes from the Spanish and Latin celica, 'heavenly' or 'celestial,' the feminine of a word from caelum, 'sky.' The car maker chose it for exactly that meaning, and many people meet the word first as the Toyota Celica. As a given name it also sits close to Celia and Celeste.Low

In 30 seconds: Celica means 'heavenly' in Spanish, from a Latin word for sky. Many know it as a Toyota model, but as a name it joins Celia and Celeste. It peaked around 1980 (said SEL-ih-kuh).
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Origin LowSpanish, Latin
MeaningCelica comes from the Spanish and Latin celica, 'heavenly' or 'celestial,' the feminine of a word from caelum, 'sky.' The car maker chose it for exactly that meaning, and many people meet the word first as the Toyota Celica. As a given name it also sits close to Celia and Celeste.
U.S. rank (2003)#16238 ↘ Falling
2003 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1980
Total births (all-time)≈ 183

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 198019752003

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Celica is a rare girl's name from the Spanish celica, 'heavenly' or 'celestial,' rooted in the Latin caelum, 'sky.' It keeps company with Celia and Celeste. For many Americans the word is familiar as a Toyota model, launched in the same era, which likely reinforced its brief use as a name.

Celica was always rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around 1980. A girl named Celica then is in her mid-forties today, placing the name squarely in a Generation X and early-eighties frame.

Did you know? Toyota named its sporty Celica for the Spanish word meaning 'celestial,' so the car and the name share the same skyward root, even though most people meet the word on a badge first.
Overall data confidence 40%
References - Celica — Spanish/Latin celica ('heavenly'); also a Toyota model name

Variations

CeliaSelicaCeleste

Nicknames

CeliCeceLica

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If you like Celica…

Celia— a close cousin of the same root
Celeste— shares the 'heavenly' meaning
Selena— another celestial Spanish girl's name
Marcela— a like melodic Spanish name

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Celica mean?

It is a rare name from the Spanish celica, 'heavenly or celestial,' and is also widely known as a Toyota model.

How do you pronounce Celica?

It is said SEL-ih-kuh /ˈsɛlɪkə/, three syllables with the stress on the first.

Is Celica a boy or girl name?

Celica is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Celica?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its peak in the early nineteen-eighties.

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