Celestia
Celestia is a female given name, which is a variant of Celeste, and which means "heavenly" or "of the sky" in Latin. The name may refer to:Celestia De Lamour, Vietnamese religious leader Celestia Parrish (1853–1918), American educator Celestia Shambaugh (1881–1971), American educator Celestia Taylor (1903–1996), American professor of English
Meaning & Origin of Celestia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Celestia is a female given name, which is a variant of Celeste, and which means "heavenly" or "of the sky" in Latin. The name may refer to:Celestia De Lamour, Vietnamese religious leader Celestia Parrish (1853–1918), American educator Celestia Shambaugh (1881–1971), American educator Celestia Taylor (1903–1996), American professor of English
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The Story of Celestia
Celestia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 38 Celestias were born — ranking #3,876 that year. As of 2026, Celestia ranks #3,874 for baby girls with 38 births, rising sharply (+32% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Celestias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Celestia
Celestia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Celestia's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #633. Use the chart and map above to compare Celestia'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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