Given name & surname
Celestino
“from heaven”
Celestino is a variant of Celesto. One Latin interpretation is “from heaven.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Celestino is a variant of Celesto. One Latin interpretation is “from heaven.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Celestino is a variant of Celesto. An origin associated with Celesto is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1888. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Celestino through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,638
- 2,638 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 46 babies
- 2025
- 28
- #3,860 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +8%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 28 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,860 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 7.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 46 in 1922. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,246 as a first name in 2020; 2,399 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.
Celestino’s family of names
In Asturian usage, Celestino has a diminutive in Tino. In Slovenian usage, Celestino has a related form in CELESTIN. Celestino has a related form in Celesto.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Celestino has relatives in 6 languages.
6 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Celestino
- Celestino Aós BracoRoman Catholic cardinalborn 1945
- Celestino MiglioreCatholic archbishopborn 1952
- Celestino CaballeroPanamanian boxerborn 1976
- Celestino ViettiItalian motorcycle racerborn 2001
- Celestino Rocha da CostaSão Tomé and Príncipe politician (1938-2010)
- Celestino CavedoniItalian archaeologist (1795-1865)
- Celestino RosatelliItalian aerospace engineer (1885–1945)
- Celestino AlfonsoSpanish republican1916–1944
- Celestino PrietoSpanish bicycle racerborn 1960
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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