Celestine
#3,211 for girls in 2025, 49 births · Last seen for boys in 1941 at #3,133
Given to girls 97.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1902 · 41 births
- Debut · girls
- 12 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 9,809since 1880
Celestine over time
Rank among girls' names. Celestine has never cracked the top 400 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,211 | 49 | — | |
| 2024 | #3,963 | 37 | — | |
| 2023 | #4,873 | 27 | — | |
| 2022 | #4,472 | 31 | — | |
| 2021 | #4,719 | 28 | — | |
| 2020 | #5,168 | 24 | — | |
| 2019 | #5,612 | 22 | — | |
| 2018 | #6,521 | 18 | — | |
| 2017 | #5,045 | 26 | — | |
| 2016 | #4,423 | 32 | — | |
| 2015 | #4,981 | 27 | — | |
| 2014 | #6,451 | 19 | — | |
| 2013 | #8,135 | 14 | — | |
| 2012 | #7,144 | 17 | — | |
| 2011 | #12,153 | 8 | — | |
| 2010 | #9,231 | 12 | — | |
| 2009 | #8,058 | 15 | — | |
| 2008 | #11,599 | 9 | — | |
| 2007 | #6,323 | 21 | — | |
| 2006 | #6,592 | 19 | — | |
| 2005 | #5,266 | 24 | — | |
| 2004 | #5,744 | 21 | — | |
| 2003 | #6,055 | 19 | — | |
| 2002 | #6,392 | 17 | — | |
| 2001 | #5,364 | 21 | — | |
| 2000 | #5,937 | 18 | — | |
| 1999 | #4,718 | 23 | — | |
| 1998 | #3,914 | 29 | — | |
| 1997 | #4,007 | 27 | — | |
| 1996 | #4,739 | 21 | — | |
| 1995 | #3,152 | 36 | — | |
| 1994 | #5,984 | 15 | — | |
| 1993 | #4,257 | 24 | — | |
| 1992 | #4,686 | 21 | — | |
| 1991 | #2,989 | 38 | — | |
| 1990 | #3,436 | 31 | — | |
| 1989 | #3,673 | 27 | — | |
| 1988 | #2,931 | 35 | — | |
| 1987 | #4,122 | 20 | — | |
| 1986 | #3,054 | 30 | — | |
| 1985 | #4,455 | 17 | — | |
| 1984 | #3,069 | 28 | — | |
| 1983 | #4,686 | 15 | — | |
| 1982 | #3,647 | 22 | — | |
| 1981 | #3,859 | 20 | — | |
| 1980 | #3,506 | 23 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,525 | 36 | — | |
| 1978 | #2,431 | 36 | — | |
| 1977 | #2,666 | 31 | — | |
| 1976 | #2,334 | 35 | — | |
| 1975 | #2,516 | 31 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,820 | 48 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,478 | 64 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,655 | 54 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,640 | 56 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,430 | 72 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,182 | 89 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,334 | 69 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,172 | 82 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,063 | 97 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,079 | 94 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,032 | 109 | — | |
| 1963 | #929 | 129 | — | |
| 1962 | #939 | 128 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,070 | 104 | — | |
| 1960 | #897 | 137 | — | |
| 1959 | #904 | 133 | — | |
| 1958 | #844 | 146 | — | |
| 1957 | #777 | 167 | — | |
| 1956 | #806 | 152 | — | |
| 1955 | #748 | 161 | — | |
| 1954 | #677 | 189 | — | |
| 1953 | #724 | 157 | — | |
| 1952 | #634 | 195 | — | |
| 1951 | #647 | 182 | — | |
| 1950 | #625 | 183 | — | |
| 1949 | #611 | 183 | — | |
| 1948 | #658 | 161 | — | |
| 1947 | #650 | 164 | — | |
| 1946 | #723 | 125 | — | |
| 1945 | #631 | 133 | — | |
| 1944 | #610 | 146 | — | |
| 1943 | #651 | 136 | — | |
| 1942 | #631 | 142 | — | |
| 1941 | #645 | 121 | #3,133 | 6 |
| 1940 | #632 | 124 | — | |
| 1939 | #674 | 101 | #3,480 | 5 |
| 1938 | #565 | 146 | — | |
| 1937 | #726 | 86 | — | |
| 1936 | #635 | 109 | #2,854 | 7 |
| 1935 | #600 | 118 | — | |
| 1934 | #667 | 101 | — | |
| 1933 | #546 | 137 | #2,368 | 10 |
| 1932 | #565 | 133 | #3,092 | 7 |
| 1931 | #600 | 122 | — | |
| 1930 | #661 | 108 | #3,289 | 7 |
| 1929 | #593 | 132 | #3,959 | 5 |
| 1928 | #625 | 127 | #2,387 | 12 |
| 1927 | #664 | 117 | #2,703 | 10 |
| 1926 | #618 | 133 | #2,904 | 9 |
| 1925 | #572 | 157 | #3,741 | 6 |
| 1924 | #587 | 157 | #2,132 | 15 |
| 1923 | #616 | 142 | #1,941 | 17 |
| 1922 | #573 | 158 | #2,240 | 14 |
| 1921 | #573 | 157 | #3,214 | 8 |
| 1920 | #570 | 158 | #2,602 | 11 |
| 1919 | #626 | 125 | #2,511 | 11 |
| 1918 | #697 | 106 | #1,998 | 16 |
| 1917 | #630 | 117 | #2,423 | 11 |
| 1916 | #593 | 128 | #3,897 | 5 |
| 1915 | #603 | 118 | #2,310 | 11 |
| 1914 | #692 | 69 | #2,101 | 10 |
| 1913 | #628 | 67 | #1,676 | 11 |
| 1912 | #689 | 53 | #1,885 | 8 |
| 1911 | #741 | 34 | — | |
| 1910 | #570 | 52 | — | |
| 1909 | #669 | 35 | — | |
| 1908 | #678 | 32 | — | |
| 1907 | #637 | 34 | — | |
| 1906 | #541 | 42 | — | |
| 1905 | #600 | 34 | — | |
| 1904 | #710 | 24 | — | |
| 1903 | #589 | 31 | — | |
| 1902 | #490 | 41 | — | |
| 1901 | #659 | 23 | — | |
| 1900 | #639 | 30 | — | |
| 1899 | #704 | 20 | — | |
| 1898 | #544 | 34 | — | |
| 1897 | #509 | 33 | — | |
| 1896 | #651 | 23 | — | |
| 1895 | #638 | 23 | — | |
| 1894 | #664 | 20 | — | |
| 1893 | #561 | 25 | — | |
| 1892 | #796 | 14 | — | |
| 1891 | #541 | 23 | — | |
| 1890 | #642 | 17 | — | |
| 1889 | #620 | 17 | — | |
| 1888 | #525 | 23 | — | |
| 1887 | #937 | 7 | — | |
| 1886 | #897 | 7 | — | |
| 1885 | #921 | 6 | — | |
| 1884 | #541 | 15 | — | |
| 1883 | #579 | 11 | — | |
| 1882 | #740 | 7 | — | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | #492 | 12 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Celestine was already there! It came in at #492, and was given to 12 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Celestine is popular in 1936
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Virginia#235 · 1 in 1,749
- South Carolina#249 · 1 in 1,664
- Florida#313 · 1 in 2,098
- Mississippi#403 · 1 in 3,548
- Alabama#436 · 1 in 4,725
Best ever in a state: #141 in District of Columbia, 1934.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | #235 | 13 | 1 in 1,749 |
| South Carolina | #249 | 12 | 1 in 1,664 |
| Florida | #313 | 6 | 1 in 2,098 |
| Mississippi | #403 | 6 | 1 in 3,548 |
| Alabama | #436 | 6 | 1 in 4,725 |
| North Carolina | #447 | 6 | 1 in 5,939 |
| Pennsylvania | #449 | 10 | 1 in 7,105 |
| Louisiana | #456 | 5 | 1 in 4,095 |
| Texas | #674 | 8 | 1 in 6,862 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Celestine
- 752 spots since 2024 (#3,963 → #3,211)
- 1,957 spots since 2020 (#5,168 → #3,211)
- 1,770 spots since 2015 (#4,981 → #3,211)
- Biggest jump: 412 spots in 1888 (#937 → #525)
- Biggest drop: 380 spots in 1885 (#541 → #921)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1902 at #490 (41 births)
- Births halved by 1981, 79 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 82 yrs · run 1882–1960
- Highest: 1 in 6,441 girls born in 1902 were named Celestine (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 32,801 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 17.0% of all girls named Celestine (1,665) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 105 | #492 (1880) | #695 |
| 1890s | 232 | #509 (1897) | #625 |
| 1900s | 326 | #490 (1902) | #621 |
| 1910s | 869 | #570 (1910) | #647 |
| 1920s | 1,438 | #570 (1920) | #599 |
| 1930s | 1,161 | #546 (1933) | #624 |
| 1940s | 1,435 | #610 (1944) | #644 |
| 1950s | 1,665 | #625 (1950) | #739 |
| 1960s | 1,038 | #897 (1960) | #1,070 |
| 1970s | 463 | #1,430 (1970) | #2,050 |
| 1980s | 237 | #2,931 (1988) | #3,700 |
| 1990s | 265 | #2,989 (1991) | #4,188 |
| 2000s | 184 | #5,266 (2005) | #6,733 |
| 2010s | 195 | #4,423 (2016) | #6,970 |
| 2020s | 196 | #3,211 (2025) | #4,401 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Celestine in 1936
Top girls' names in 1936
Top boys' names in 1936
More about 1936
girls
1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 9,545 of them was named Celestine, which outranked 86.9% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #631Roselyn110
- #631Tillie110
- #631Vonda110
- #635Celestine109
- #635Cherie109
- #637Clementine107
- #638Alva106
- #638Georgianna106
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 1,028Norita#713 → #1,741
- ↓ 506Vernetta#974 → #1,480
- ↓ 461Ozella#984 → #1,445
- ↓ 400Shirleyann#896 → #1,296
- ↓ 342Idell#925 → #1,267
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,037,205 boys got a published name in 1936; 1 in 148,172 of them was named Celestine, which outranked 29.3% of the 4,037 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,629Zebedee8
- #2,629Zeferino8
- #2,629Zenon8
- #2,854Celestine7
- #2,854Abbott7
- #2,854Adalberto7
- #2,854Addis7
- #3,147Abelino6
- #3,147Acey6
- #3,147Adair6
Tied with 292 names at #2,854; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.