Boys' name · since 1888
Celestino
2,638 babies named Celestino in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,768 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,856 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,638
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Celestino is the #3856 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,638 recorded since 1888.
Social Security Administration records show Celestino recorded 2,638 times among boys since 1888, holding rank #3856 nationally today, ahead of 72% of boys, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 2025.
- #2,768 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,856 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,638 born since 1888
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Celestino ranks #2,768 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,856 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,638 born since 1888, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,768 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,856 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,638
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
Celestino's 2,638 recorded births place it above 93.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Celestino compares
2,638 Top 19% higher than 81% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Celestino's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Celestino | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,638 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 34 | 22,252 |
Celestino's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Celestino's SSA record in two at 1967 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1899, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 46, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Celestino popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2025
- Peak year (1922)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
Celestino by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (325 births, 12% of the file).
1920s was Celestino's strongest decade.
325 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 12% of all-time use.
Celestino births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
133 births
- 1920s
1920s
325 births
- 1930s
1930s
223 births
- 1940s
1940s
254 births
- 1950s
1950s
219 births
- 1960s
1960s
240 births
- 1970s
1970s
248 births
- 1980s
1980s
225 births
- 1990s
1990s
282 births
- 2000s
2000s
207 births
- 2010s
2010s
163 births
- 2020s 103
2020s
103 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 325 births (12% of all-time use).
How Celestino compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Celestino's total volume
Celestino by state
Where Celestino concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 946 | 35.9% |
| #2 | California | | 216 | 8.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 46 | 1.7% |
| #4 | New Mexico | | 44 | 1.7% |
946 of 2,638 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Celestino's data
- Celestino's decade-level peak was the 1920s (325 total births); usage has since declined to 103 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Celestinos (946 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
Names with a similar popularity rank to Celestino
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Celestino: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~137 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, 1888–2025 (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 Celestino 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.