Caelum
Caelum SEE-ləm is a faint constellation in the southern sky, introduced in the 1750s by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille and counted among the 88 modern constellations. Its name means "chisel" in Latin, and it was formerly known as Caelum Sculptorium ; it is a rare word, unrelated to the far more common Latin caelum, meaning "sky", "heaven", or "atmosphere".
Meaning & Origin of Caelum
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Caelum SEE-ləm is a faint constellation in the southern sky, introduced in the 1750s by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille and counted among the 88 modern constellations. Its name means "chisel" in Latin, and it was formerly known as Caelum Sculptorium ; it is a rare word, unrelated to the far more common Latin caelum, meaning "sky", "heaven", or "atmosphere".
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Origin & history
The Story of Caelum
Caelum first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1995, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 85 Caelums were born — ranking #1,792 that year. As of 2026, Caelum ranks #2,079 for baby boys with 72 births, holding steady (+3%). In total, more than 973 Caelums have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Caelum
Caelum is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 973 births in the dataset. Caelum's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #1,792. Use the chart and map above to compare Caelum's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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