girl's name
Célestine
- Gender Girl
- Letters 9
- Popularity Top 1000 (France)
- Births on record 26,357
France
#296
2025 births
Célestine is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 180 babies in France, ranking #296. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in France in 1901, when 495 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 3,275 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
Célestine 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.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 4,295 |
| 1910s | 2,510 |
| 1920s | 1,765 |
| 1930s | 680 |
| 1940s | 240 |
| 1950s | 135 |
| 1960s | 110 |
| 1970s | 30 |
| 1980s | 125 |
| 1990s | 445 |
| 2000s | 1,210 |
| 2010s | 2,745 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,680 |
How popular is Célestine?
In 2025, Célestine was given to 180 babies in France, ranking #296 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Célestine is used
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 Célestine is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Celestine | Celestine is a spelling of Célestine, used in the United States, where it ranks #3,213. | 22,187 |
| Céléstine | Céléstine is a rare spelling of Célestine, written with an acute accent and recorded about 15 times, mostly in France. | 15 |
Names that peaked alongside Célestine
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Célestine also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Célestine over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Célestine
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Célestine — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Célestine
Is Célestine a girl's or a boy's name?
Célestine is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Célestine most popular?
Célestine peaked in 1901, when 495 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Célestine a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Célestine currently ranks #296 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.