Girls' name · since 1941
Cellestine
Since 1941, U.S. Social Security records show 30 babies named Cellestine, peaking in 1949. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #40,822 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1941
- 1940s
- peak decade
Cellestine sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 30 recorded since 1941.
Social Security Administration records show Cellestine recorded 30 times among girls since 1941, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 1959.
- #40,822 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 30 born since 1941
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cellestine ranks #40,822 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 1941, peaking in the 1940s.
- #40,822 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1941
- 1940s
- peak decade
Cellestine's 30 recorded births place it above 43.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cellestine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cellestine's SSA record in two at 1944 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1942, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1949 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cellestine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–1959
- Peak year (1949)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Cellestine by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (25 births, 83% of the file).
1940s was Cellestine's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 83% of all-time use.
Cellestine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
25 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 25 births (83% of all-time use).
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What to do with Cellestine's data
- Cellestine's decade-level peak was the 1940s (25 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cellestine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~18 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, 1941–1959 (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 Cellestine 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.