Girls' name · since 1881
Celesta
2,136 babies named Celesta in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,506 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,136
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
Celesta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 2,136 recorded since 1881.
Celesta has 2,136 recorded births among girls since 1881, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2024.
- #4,506 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,136 born since 1881
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Celesta ranks #4,506 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,136 born since 1881, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,506 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,136
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
Celesta's 2,136 recorded births place it above 93.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Celesta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Celesta's full recorded timeline at 1951, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1881, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 47 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Celesta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2024
- Peak year (1921)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Celesta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (347 births, 16% of the file).
1920s was Celesta's strongest decade.
347 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Celesta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 27
1880s
27 births
- 1890s 66
1890s
66 births
- 1900s 121
1900s
121 births
- 1910s
1910s
259 births
- 1920s
1920s
347 births
- 1930s
1930s
199 births
- 1940s
1940s
177 births
- 1950s
1950s
228 births
- 1960s
1960s
175 births
- 1970s
1970s
191 births
- 1980s 124
1980s
124 births
- 1990s 95
1990s
95 births
- 2000s 68
2000s
68 births
- 2010s 27
2010s
27 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 347 births (16% of all-time use).
How Celesta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Celesta's total volume
Celesta by state
Where Celesta concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 12 | 0.6% |
| #2 | Indiana | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #4 | Arkansas | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.2% |
12 of 2,136 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Celesta's data
- Celesta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (347 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Celestas (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Celesta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~143 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1881–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Celesta draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.