boy's name

Célestin

  • Origin Latin
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 8
  • Popularity Top 1000 (France)
  • Births on record 14,086

France

#242

2025 births

Célestin is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 225 babies in France, ranking #242. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

  • Célestin is a name of Latin origin.
  • Peaked in France in 1908, when 350 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 2,620 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1900.

Célestin over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

3,220
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Births named Célestin by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 3,220
1910s 2,160
1920s 1,755
1930s 815
1940s 405
1950s 240
1960s 130
1970s 45
1980s 110
1990s 435
2000s 1,240
2010s 1,900
2020s (to 2025) 1,615

How popular is Célestin?

In 2025, Célestin was given to 225 babies in France, ranking #242 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Where Célestin is used

France #242 230 in 2025
Canada as Celestin #2,342 5 in 2005
United States as Celestin #12,042 5 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Célestin is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Celestin Celestin is a spelling of Célestin, used in Canada, where it ranks #2,342. 10,801

Names that peaked alongside Célestin

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Célestin also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Célestin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Célestin

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Célestin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Célestin

Is Célestin a girl's or a boy's name?

Célestin is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Célestin most popular?

Célestin peaked in 1908, when 350 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Célestin a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Célestin currently ranks #242 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.