Recorded 1948–1975 Girls' name Peak 1948 27 births

Clestine — girls' name

27 babies named Clestine in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61950s111960s51970s5
1950s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Clestine was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

6 babies were named Clestine in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clestine

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Clestine between 1948 and 1975, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Clestine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clestine performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Clestine shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clestine in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 27 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Clestine at a glance

Last recorded 1975

Total births

27

Since 1948

28 years of records

Peak year

1948

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1975

Active since

1948

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1975

Clestine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1948

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1948)
6
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
4.555.566.5 19751961195719531948 6

Clestine by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
11 births that decade — 41% of Clestine's all-time total
1940s61950s111960s51970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clestine?
27 babies have been named Clestine since 1948. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1948 with 6 births.
When was Clestine most popular?
Clestine was most popular in the 1950s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
How long has the name Clestine been used?
Clestine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 28 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Clestine?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cleo, Clementine, Cleta, Clemmie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1948–1975 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.