How Many People Are Named Celestina?
An estimated 1,724 people in the United States have the first name Celestina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Celestina peaked in popularity in 1998 with 52 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Celestina 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 Celestina paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,724
About 1 in 198,813 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1998
52 births
Total Registered
2,522
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Celestina
Celestina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,522 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Celestina as a female name
Ranked #5,035 in 2024
26 female births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (52 births)
Celestina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Celestina span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 325 babies were registered. While Celestina is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Celestina by Decade
How has Celestina 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.
Celestina by State
Birth registrations for Celestina span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Arizona. The lowest are in Michigan, Colorado, New York. On average, about 133 Celestinas were registered per state.
Celestina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Celestina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Celestina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Celestina?
We estimate approximately 1,724 people named Celestina 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 198,813 Americans share this first name.
Is Celestina a common name?
Celestina is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,522 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Celestina most popular?
Celestina reached peak popularity in 1998, when 52 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Celestina is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Celestina a female name?
Celestina is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Celestina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Celestina Smith, Celestina Johnson, Celestina 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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