How Many People Are Named Celestine?
people named Celestine are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 69,752 people in the US has this name
Based on 10,041 babies named Celestine in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
195 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
French feminine form of CAELESTINUS.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Celestine (99.9%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Celestine alive today is about 59 years old, and 63% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 51 and 75 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Celestine first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1952, to 195 babies. In 2025, 49 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Celestine has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #493, in 1880 and 1902. In 2025 it ranked #3,219.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,219 |
| Best rank | #493 (1880 and 1902) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #747 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Celestine alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Celestine were born in Virginia than in any other state: about 236 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Celestine was given 5.1 times as often in Louisiana, 3.9 times in South Carolina and 3.8 times in Virginia.
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