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

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Peak · girls
1902 · 41 births
Debut · girls
12 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
9,809
since 1880

Celestine over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Celestine has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201951peak #490, 1902girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,21149—
2024#3,96337—
2023#4,87327—
2022#4,47231—
2021#4,71928—
2020#5,16824—
2019#5,61222—
2018#6,52118—
2017#5,04526—
2016#4,42332—
2015#4,98127—
2014#6,45119—
2013#8,13514—
2012#7,14417—
2011#12,1538—
2010#9,23112—
2009#8,05815—
2008#11,5999—
2007#6,32321—
2006#6,59219—
2005#5,26624—
2004#5,74421—
2003#6,05519—
2002#6,39217—
2001#5,36421—
2000#5,93718—
1999#4,71823—
1998#3,91429—
1997#4,00727—
1996#4,73921—
1995#3,15236—
1994#5,98415—
1993#4,25724—
1992#4,68621—
1991#2,98938—
1990#3,43631—
1989#3,67327—
1988#2,93135—
1987#4,12220—
1986#3,05430—
1985#4,45517—
1984#3,06928—
1983#4,68615—
1982#3,64722—
1981#3,85920—
1980#3,50623—
1979#2,52536—
1978#2,43136—
1977#2,66631—
1976#2,33435—
1975#2,51631—
1974#1,82048—
1973#1,47864—
1972#1,65554—
1971#1,64056—
1970#1,43072—
1969#1,18289—
1968#1,33469—
1967#1,17282—
1966#1,06397—
1965#1,07994—
1964#1,032109—
1963#929129—
1962#939128—
1961#1,070104—
1960#897137—
1959#904133—
1958#844146—
1957#777167—
1956#806152—
1955#748161—
1954#677189—
1953#724157—
1952#634195—
1951#647182—
1950#625183—
1949#611183—
1948#658161—
1947#650164—
1946#723125—
1945#631133—
1944#610146—
1943#651136—
1942#631142—
1941#645121#3,1336
1940#632124—
1939#674101#3,4805
1938#565146—
1937#72686—
1936#635109#2,8547
1935#600118—
1934#667101—
1933#546137#2,36810
1932#565133#3,0927
1931#600122—
1930#661108#3,2897
1929#593132#3,9595
1928#625127#2,38712
1927#664117#2,70310
1926#618133#2,9049
1925#572157#3,7416
1924#587157#2,13215
1923#616142#1,94117
1922#573158#2,24014
1921#573157#3,2148
1920#570158#2,60211
1919#626125#2,51111
1918#697106#1,99816
1917#630117#2,42311
1916#593128#3,8975
1915#603118#2,31011
1914#69269#2,10110
1913#62867#1,67611
1912#68953#1,8858
1911#74134—
1910#57052—
1909#66935—
1908#67832—
1907#63734—
1906#54142—
1905#60034—
1904#71024—
1903#58931—
1902#49041—
1901#65923—
1900#63930—
1899#70420—
1898#54434—
1897#50933—
1896#65123—
1895#63823—
1894#66420—
1893#56125—
1892#79614—
1891#54123—
1890#64217—
1889#62017—
1888#52523—
1887#9377—
1886#8977—
1885#9216—
1884#54115—
1883#57911—
1882#7407—
1881——
1880#49212—
First appearance
1880

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 1951

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedMNIllinois: #596 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 10,208 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedWIMichigan: #602 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 11,212 girlsMINew York: #741 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 14,971 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedINOhio: #559 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 10,150 girlsOHPennsylvania: #647 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 13,561 girlsPANew Jersey: #503 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,269 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,034 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 20,153 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedWVVirginia: #255 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,874 girlsVAMaryland: #297 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,744 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedARTennessee: #401 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,740 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #444 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 5,054 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #211 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,270 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #429 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,937 girlsLAMississippi: #368 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,178 girlsMSAlabama: #397 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,060 girlsALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedHITexas: #760 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 10,197 girlsTXFlorida: #517 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,169 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#211 · 1 in 1,270
  2. Virginia#255 · 1 in 1,874
  3. Maryland#297 · 1 in 2,744
  4. Mississippi#368 · 1 in 3,178
  5. Alabama#397 · 1 in 4,060

Best ever in a state: #141 in District of Columbia, 1934.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#211101 in 1,270
Virginia#255201 in 1,874
Maryland#29791 in 2,744
Mississippi#36891 in 3,178
Alabama#39791 in 4,060
Tennessee#40181 in 4,740
Louisiana#42991 in 3,937
North Carolina#444101 in 5,054
New Jersey#50351 in 9,269
Florida#51751 in 6,169
Ohio#55991 in 10,150
Illinois#59691 in 10,208
Michigan#60271 in 11,212
Pennsylvania#64781 in 13,561
New York#741101 in 14,971
Texas#760101 in 10,197
California#1,03461 in 20,153
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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
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
22 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1902 at #490 (41 births)
  • Births halved by 1981, 79 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 82 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 82 yrs · run 1882–1960
Share of babies · girls
1 in 6,441
  • 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%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 17.0% of all girls named Celestine (1,665) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s105#492 (1880)#695
1890s232#509 (1897)#625
1900s326#490 (1902)#621
1910s869#570 (1910)#647
1920s1,438#570 (1920)#599
1930s1,161#546 (1933)#624
1940s1,435#610 (1944)#644
1950s1,665#625 (1950)#739
1960s1,038#897 (1960)#1,070
1970s463#1,430 (1970)#2,050
1980s237#2,931 (1988)#3,700
1990s265#2,989 (1991)#4,188
2000s184#5,266 (2005)#6,733
2010s195#4,423 (2016)#6,970
2020s196#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 1951

girls
#647
182 births · 1 in 9,895 girls

Top girls' names in 1951

  1. #1Linda73,982
  2. #2Mary65,721
  3. #3Patricia56,446
  4. #4Deborah42,053
  5. #5Barbara40,617
  6. #6Susan40,228
  7. #7Nancy30,346
  8. #8Karen27,998
  9. #9Sandra27,665
  10. #10Kathleen26,716
  11. #647Celestine182
More about 1951

girls

1,800,859 girls got a published name in 1951; 1 in 9,895 of them was named Celestine, which outranked 89.6% of the 6,213 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Celestine
  1. #639Sherryl184
  2. #645Eve183
  3. #645Freddie183
  4. #647Celestine182
  5. #648Caryn181
  6. #649Doretha180
  7. #650Elsa178
Biggest movers since 1950
Risers
  1. ↑ 345Rhona#1,333 → #988
  2. ↑ 307Bobbi#1,153 → #846
  3. ↑ 296Ricki#1,090 → #794
  4. ↑ 295Mindy#771 → #476
  5. ↑ 288Sharleen#1,053 → #765
Fallers
  1. ↓ 395Sharman#668 → #1,063
  2. ↓ 343Manuela#773 → #1,116
  3. ↓ 294Allie#945 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 253Merrie#937 → #1,190
  5. ↓ 252Olive#891 → #1,143

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1951 →