How Many People Are Named Celestia?
An estimated 712 people in the United States have the first name Celestia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Celestia peaked in popularity in 2024 with 38 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Celestia 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 Celestia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
712
About 1 in 481,397 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
2024
38 births
Total Registered
1,372
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Celestia
Celestia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,372 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Celestia as a female name
Ranked #3,891 in 2024
38 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (38 births)
Celestia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Celestia span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 199 babies were registered. While Celestia is less common than at its peak in the 1910s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Celestia by Decade
How has Celestia 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.
Celestia by State
Birth registrations for Celestia span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Ohio, Texas, California. On average, about 23 Celestias were registered per state.
Celestia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Celestia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Celestia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Celestia?
We estimate approximately 712 people named Celestia 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 481,397 Americans share this first name.
Is Celestia a common name?
Celestia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,372 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Celestia most popular?
Celestia reached peak popularity in 2024, when 38 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Celestia is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Celestia a female name?
Celestia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Celestia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Celestia Smith, Celestia Johnson, Celestia 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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