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Celestia

Meaning heavenly Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,586 Trend ↑ Rising 21%

From Latin caelestis (“heavenly”), perhaps influenced by celestial.

Rank 2025
#3,586
among girls · ↑322 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
42
named Celestia · +11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 38,268
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
42 babies
All-time total
1,414
#5,928 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Celestia popularity over time

1,414 babies have been named Celestia since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1886Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 56 6 – #639
1890s 51 5 -9% #1,024
1900s 79 8 +55% #1,010
1910s 199 20 +152% #1,283
1920s 143 14 -28% #1,850
1930s 60 6 -58% #2,325
1940s 69 7 +15% #2,725
1950s 86 9 +25% #3,133
1960s 63 6 -27% #3,814
1970s 54 5 -14% #4,921
1980s 58 6 +7% #6,395
1990s 45 5 -22% #7,679
2000s 90 9 +100% #6,547
2010s 161 16 +79% #4,371
2020s (to 2025) 200 33 +107% #3,586

Where Celestia is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 44 0.03 outside top 500
2027 45 0.03 outside top 500
2028 46 0.03 outside top 500
2029 47 0.03 outside top 500
2030 48 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Celestia

Celestia is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,586 in 2025 with 42 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 1,414 American babies have been named Celestia. Its peak came in 2025, when 42 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Celestia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Celestia?

The median living Celestia is about 21 years old; half are between 5 and 54. An estimated 800 people named Celestia are alive in the United States today.

median 21 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Celestia year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 42 #3,586
2024 38 #3,908
2023 30 #4,585
2022 33 #4,310
2021 27 #4,865
2020 30 #4,469
2019 31 #4,462
2018 32 #4,371
2017 13 #8,380
2016 24 #5,489
2015 11 #9,614
2014 13 #8,579
2013 11 #9,739
2012 13 #8,729
2011 7 #13,653
2010 6 #15,351
2009 6 #15,632
2008 – –
2007 11 #10,270
2006 9 #11,627
2005 8 #12,048
2004 18 #6,547
2003 9 #10,597
2002 11 #8,967
2001 7 #12,301
2000 11 #8,670
1995 8 #9,735
1990 – –
1985 5 #10,918
1980 9 #6,868
1975 – –
1970 6 #7,176
1965 5 #6,655
1960 – –
1955 6 #5,306
1950 9 #3,706
1945 10 #2,943
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 14 #2,325
1925 15 #2,391
1920 19 #2,026
1915 29 #1,321
1910 7 #1,972
1905 7 #1,563
1900 10 #1,239
1895 7 #1,321
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 6 #758

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Celestia, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Celestia?

The median living Celestia is about 21 years old. Half of all living Celestias are between 5 and 54 years old.

How many people named Celestia are alive today?

An estimated 800 people named Celestia are alive in the United States, based on 1,414 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Celestia mean?

From Latin caelestis (“heavenly”), perhaps influenced by celestial.

How popular is the name Celestia in 2025?

Celestia ranked #3,586 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 42 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Celestia?

1,414 babies have been named Celestia in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Celestia most popular?

Celestia peaked in 2025, when 42 newborns received the name.

Is Celestia a boy or girl name?

Celestia is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Celestia rising or falling?

Celestia is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Celestia become more popular?

Celestia is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 48 girls named Celestia in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Celestia

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