girl's name
Celestial
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 9
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 605
Celestial is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1998, when 27 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 276,319 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1904.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Celestial over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1920s | 7 |
| 1970s | 70 |
| 1980s | 67 |
| 1990s | 141 |
| 2000s | 155 |
| 2010s | 79 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 76 |
How popular is Celestial?
In 2025, Celestial was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Celestial
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Celestial also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Celestial over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Celestial
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Celestial — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Celestial
How popular is the name Celestial?
In 2025, Celestial was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Celestial a girl's or a boy's name?
Celestial is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Celestial?
Celestial has 3 syllables.
When was Celestial most popular?
Celestial peaked in 1998, when 27 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Celestial a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Celestial currently ranks #8,773 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.