Given name & surname
Celestine
“a heavenly daughter”
Celestine is a variant of Celeste. One Latin interpretation is “a heavenly daughter.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Celestine is a variant of Celeste. One Latin interpretation is “a heavenly daughter.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Celestine is a variant of Celeste. An origin associated with Celeste is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Latin Caelestinus, from Latin caelestinus, built from Latin caelestis (“sky; heaven”) + -īnus.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Celestine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10,041
- 232 boys · 9,809 girls
- Most popular year
- 1952
- 195 babies
- 2025
- 49
- #3,219 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +41%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 0% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 49 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,219 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 41.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 195 in 1952. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,932 as a first name in 2020; 3,645 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Celestine’s family of names
In English usage, Celestine shares an earlier linguistic root with CELESTIN. Celestine has a related form in Celeste. In English usage, Celestine has a related form in Celestina.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Celestine has relatives in 4 languages.
6 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Celestine
- Celestine BabayaroNigerian association football player (born 1978)
- Toni GonzagaFilipino entertainer and entrepreneur (born 1984)
- Célestine N'DrinIvorian sprint and middle-distance runnerborn 1963
- Celestine LazarusNigerian footballerborn 1992
- Celestine Ukwuwas an Igbo highlife Nigerian musician best known for his hit songs “Ije Enu”, “Igede” and “Money Palava”1940–1977
- Celestine DamianoAmerican prelate of the Roman Catholic Church (1911–1967)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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