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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201952peak #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 1952

  • 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: #489 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 7,231 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedWIMichigan: #727 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 16,161 girlsMINew York: #910 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 22,062 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: #711 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 15,832 girlsOHPennsylvania: #554 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 10,097 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #795 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 13,135 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: #347 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,222 girlsVAMaryland: #401 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,211 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: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #417 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,643 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #308 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,252 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #238 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,633 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #494 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,076 girlsLAMississippi: #332 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,562 girlsMSAlabama: #423 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,603 girlsALGeorgia: #369 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,388 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Celestine, so not publishedHITexas: #650 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 7,610 girlsTXFlorida: #467 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,673 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#238 · 1 in 1,633
  2. South Carolina#308 · 1 in 2,252
  3. Mississippi#332 · 1 in 2,562
  4. Virginia#347 · 1 in 3,222
  5. Georgia#369 · 1 in 3,388

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#23881 in 1,633
South Carolina#308131 in 2,252
Mississippi#332111 in 2,562
Virginia#347121 in 3,222
Georgia#369131 in 3,388
Maryland#40151 in 5,211
North Carolina#417111 in 4,643
Alabama#42381 in 4,603
Florida#46771 in 4,673
Illinois#489131 in 7,231
Louisiana#49471 in 5,076
Pennsylvania#554111 in 10,097
Texas#650141 in 7,610
Ohio#71161 in 15,832
Michigan#72751 in 16,161
California#795101 in 13,135
New York#91071 in 22,062
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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 1952

girls
#634
195 births · 1 in 9,509 girls

Top girls' names in 1952

  1. #1Linda67,082
  2. #2Mary65,629
  3. #3Patricia53,101
  4. #4Deborah49,811
  5. #5Susan41,348
  6. #6Barbara39,864
  7. #7Nancy31,739
  8. #8Karen28,956
  9. #9Debra26,832
  10. #10Sandra26,097
  11. #634Celestine195
More about 1952

girls

1,854,335 girls got a published name in 1952; 1 in 9,509 of them was named Celestine, which outranked 90.1% of the 6,389 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Celestine
  1. #627Luanne197
  2. #632Josie196
  3. #632Loraine196
  4. #634Celestine195
  5. #634Peggie195
  6. #636Cheryle194
  7. #636Deirdre194
  8. #636Freida194

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1951
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,501Pandora#3,284 → #783
  2. ↑ 368Lise#1,314 → #946
  3. ↑ 353Vanessa#656 → #303
  4. ↑ 334Dorinda#1,170 → #836
  5. ↑ 332Mitzi#928 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Rhona#988 → #1,368
  2. ↓ 342Sharleen#765 → #1,107
  3. ↓ 270Enid#908 → #1,178
  4. ↓ 237Allyn#988 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 230Sheron#908 → #1,138

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

See the top 100 for 1952 →