Girls' name · since 1892
Celestina
Since 1892, U.S. Social Security records show 2,566 babies named Celestina, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,973 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,466 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,566
- born since 1892
- 1990s
- peak decade
Celestina currently ranks #3466 among girls' names in America, with 2,566 babies recorded since 1892.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Celestina has been recorded 2,566 times among girls since 1892, currently ranked #3466 nationally and more common than 80% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1892 to 2025.
- #3,973 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,466 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,566 born since 1892
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Celestina ranks #3,973 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,466 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,566 born since 1892, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,973 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,466 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,566
- born since 1892
- 1990s
- peak decade
Celestina's 2,566 recorded births place it above 94.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Celestina compares
2,566 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Celestina's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Celestina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,566 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 21 | 19,840 |
Celestina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Celestina's SSA record in two at 1963 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1892, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 52, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Celestina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 134 years of records
Celestina by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (325 births, 13% of the file).
1990s was Celestina's strongest decade.
325 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Celestina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 20
1890s
20 births
- 1900s 49
1900s
49 births
- 1910s 129
1910s
129 births
- 1920s
1920s
273 births
- 1930s
1930s
167 births
- 1940s 109
1940s
109 births
- 1950s
1950s
133 births
- 1960s
1960s
163 births
- 1970s
1970s
286 births
- 1980s
1980s
276 births
- 1990s
1990s
325 births
- 2000s
2000s
269 births
- 2010s
2010s
205 births
- 2020s
2020s
162 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 325 births (13% of all-time use).
How Celestina 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 Celestina's total volume
Celestina by state
Where Celestina concentrates geographically, total births since 1892
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 596 | 23.2% |
| #2 | California | | 265 | 10.3% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 28 | 1.1% |
| #4 | New Mexico | | 21 | 0.8% |
| #5 | New York | | 15 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 11 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.2% |
596 of 2,566 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Celestina's data
- Celestina's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (325 total births) through the 2020s (162) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Celestinas (596 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Celestina: 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 (~133 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, 1892–2025 (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 Celestina 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.