Girls' name · since 1904
Celestial
605 babies named Celestial in U.S. Social Security records since 1904, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,502 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,391 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 605
- born since 1904
- 2000s
- peak decade
605 babies have been named Celestial since 1904, making it today's #8391 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Celestial has been recorded 605 times among girls since 1904, currently ranked #8391 nationally and more common than 51% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 2025.
- #10,502 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,391 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 605 born since 1904
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Celestial ranks #10,502 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,391 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 605 born since 1904, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,502 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,391 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 605
- born since 1904
- 2000s
- peak decade
Celestial's 605 recorded births place it above 85.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Celestial compares
605 Top 41% higher than 59% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Celestial's all-time total is 61% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Celestial | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 605 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 21 | 19,840 |
Celestial's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Celestial's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1904, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Celestial popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 122 years of records
Celestial by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (155 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Celestial's strongest decade.
155 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Celestial births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 7
1920s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
70 births
- 1980s
1980s
67 births
- 1990s
1990s
141 births
- 2000s
2000s
155 births
- 2010s
2010s
79 births
- 2020s
2020s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 155 births (26% of all-time use).
How Celestial 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 Celestial's total volume
Celestial by state
Where Celestial concentrates geographically, total births since 1904
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
5 of 605 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Celestial's data
- Celestial's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (155 total births) through the 2020s (76) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Celestials (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Celestial: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~121 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, 1904–2025 (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 Celestial 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.