Unisex name · since 1902
Celester
Since 1902, U.S. Social Security records show 221 babies named Celester, peaking in 1936. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,790 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 221
- born since 1902
- 1910s
- peak decade
Celester is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 221 have been recorded since 1902.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Celester has been recorded 221 times among girls since 1902, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1902 to 1965.
- #18,790 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 221 born since 1902
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Celester ranks #18,790 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 221 born since 1902, peaking in the 1910s.
- #18,790 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 221
- born since 1902
- 1910s
- peak decade
Celester's 221 recorded births place it above 73.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Celester's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Celester's full recorded timeline at 1933, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1902, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1936 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Celester popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1902–1965
- Peak year (1936)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Celester popularity over time - boys
181 total births recorded since 1914 (Celester as boys' name)
Celester by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (45 births, 20% of the file).
1910s was Celester's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Celester births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 13
1900s
13 births
- 1910s
1910s
45 births
- 1920s
1920s
42 births
- 1930s
1930s
34 births
- 1940s
1940s
39 births
- 1950s
1950s
32 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 45 births (20% of all-time use).
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- Celester's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (45 total births) through the 1960s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Celester: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1936)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1902–1965 (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 Celester 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.