How Many People Are Named Celester?
An estimated 147 people in the United States have the first name Celester. It is used for both genders, with 55.0% female. The average bearer is 71 years old, and Celester peaked in popularity in 1936 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Celester as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Celester paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 71, Celester is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1965.
Estimated Living Americans
147
About 1 in 2,331,662 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
55.0% confidence
Average Age
71
years old
Peak Year
1936
17 births
Total Registered
402
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Celester
Celester is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (45.0%) and females (55.0%). Out of 402 total births registered, 181 were male and 221 were female.
Celester as a male name
Ranked #5,970 in 1977
5 male births in 1977
Peak: 1943 (11 births)
Celester as a female name
Ranked #5,901 in 1965
6 female births in 1965
Peak: 1936 (11 births)
Celester: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Celester span from the 1900s to the 1970s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 76 babies were registered. While Celester is less common than at its peak in the 1940s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Celester by Decade
How has Celester tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Celester + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Celester as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Celester: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Celester?
We estimate approximately 147 people named Celester are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,331,662 Americans share this first name.
Is Celester a common name?
Celester is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 402 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Celester most popular?
Celester reached peak popularity in 1936, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Celester is approximately 71 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Celester a female name?
Celester is predominantly female. 55.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Celester Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Celester Smith, Celester Johnson, Celester Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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