Girls' name · since 1880
Celestine
Celestine has 9,809 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1952 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,696 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,213 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,809
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
9,809 babies have been named Celestine since 1880, making it today's #3213 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Celestine has been recorded 9,809 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #3213 nationally and more common than 81% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,696 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,213 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,809 born since 1880
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Celestine ranks #1,696 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,213 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,809 born since 1880, peaking in the 1950s.
- #1,696 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,213 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,809
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Celestine's 9,809 recorded births place it above 97.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
How Celestine compares
9,809 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Celestine's all-time total is 26x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Celestine | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,809 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 195 | 21 | 19,840 |
Celestine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Celestine splits its recorded history at 1953: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1885 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1952 peak of 195 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Celestine popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1952)
- 195
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Celestine popularity over time - boys
232 total births recorded since 1912 (Celestine as boys' name)
Celestine by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (1,665 births, 17% of the file).
1950s was Celestine's strongest decade.
1,665 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Celestine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 105
1880s
105 births
- 1890s 232
1890s
232 births
- 1900s 326
1900s
326 births
- 1910s
1910s
869 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,438 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,161 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,435 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,665 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,038 births
- 1970s 463
1970s
463 births
- 1980s 237
1980s
237 births
- 1990s 265
1990s
265 births
- 2000s 184
2000s
184 births
- 2010s 195
2010s
195 births
- 2020s 196
2020s
196 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 1,665 births (17% of all-time use).
How Celestine 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 Celestine's total volume
Celestine by state
Where Celestine concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 590 | 6.0% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 523 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 488 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Texas | | 486 | 5.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 420 | 4.3% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 392 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 335 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 301 | 3.1% |
590 of 9,809 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Celestine appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Celestine's data
- Celestine's decade-level peak was the 1950s (1,665 total births); usage has since declined to 196 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Celestines (590 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Celestine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1952)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Celestine 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.