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Celestine

/tʃɛlɛˈstini/ · 98% girls · 49 born in 2025

Celestine has been given to about 10,041 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1952, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/tʃɛlɛˈstini/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 5,649
Median age today69 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Celestine per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1952 · 195
  • Born in 202549
  • All time10,041
  • England & Wales, 202517

How popular is Celestine?

Its best year was 1952, when 195 babies were given the name, ranking 634th. The typical living American called Celestine is about 69 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Celestine

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Clementine0.78
  2. Ernestine0.75
  3. Celeste0.74
  4. Celine0.71
  5. Valentine0.71
  6. Earnestine0.67
  7. Kristine0.65
  8. Cristine0.68

Middle names for Celestine

Ranked by flow score
  1. Celestine Rose0.89
  2. Celestine Marie0.89
  3. Celestine Grace0.89
  4. Celestine Louise0.89
  5. Celestine Mae0.88
  6. Celestine Quinn0.88

Sibling names for Celestine

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ruthiesister · 0.92
  2. Lenorasister · 0.91
  3. Louiebrother · 0.90
  4. Winonasister · 0.90
  5. Otisbrother · 0.89
  6. Harlanbrother · 0.88

Where Celestine is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%
  2. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Celestine White0.84
  2. Celestine Nguyen0.84
  3. Celestine Moore0.84
  4. Celestine Hill0.84
  5. Celestine Hall0.84
  6. Celestine Brown0.84

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Celestine

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Celestine across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.