Celestine

Celestine: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “heavenly”
Origin: Latin
Say it: sel-es-TEEN · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls (98% of all uses)

From Latin Caelestinus, derived from caelestis meaning 'heavenly'. Used for both women and men historically, though now more often feminine in English.

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How popular is Celestine?

202411.1 per million US babies

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Babies named Celestine in 202437

2024 rank#3,950 girls

Peak year1902

Total US babies since 18809,992

Celestine is rising: use over the last five years is 2.3× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Celestine

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Novanew · Latin

Celestine questions

What does the name Celestine mean?

Celestine means "heavenly". It comes from Latin. From Latin Caelestinus, derived from caelestis meaning 'heavenly'. Used for both women and men historically, though now more often feminine in English.

Is Celestine a boy or girl name?

Celestine is mainly a girl's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Celestine?

37 US babies were named Celestine in 2024. Its peak year was 1902.

How do you pronounce Celestine?

Celestine is usually pronounced sel-es-TEEN.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.