Name Legacy

Celestial

Recorded 1904–2025 · United States

Celestial was most popular in 1998, when 27 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,855 that year. In 2025 it ranked #14,309, with 12 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 605 people named Celestial.

Most popular in1998
Rank that year#6,855
Births that year27
Total since 1880605
Given to100% girls

Celestial over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Celestial’s peak in 1998. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Celestial a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Celestial is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 605 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org