Celestino
Masculine · “heavenly”
Celestino comes from the Latin for heavenly, and five popes have carried it — one of whom resigned after five months and was put in prison for it.
How old is the name Celestino?
Celestino first appears in US birth records in 1888 — 137 years ago. The typical Celestino alive today was born around 1966, making them about 59 years old. About 1,700 people named Celestino are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Celestino most popular?
Celestino peaked in 1888, reaching #917 nationally. Today it ranks #3848, 2,931 places below that high. See the whole 1888 chart.
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Where it comes from
From caelum to Celestino
The story of Celestino
Celestine V was a hermit elected pope in 1294 who resigned the office five months later, the only pope to do so voluntarily until 2013; his successor imprisoned him. Dante is generally thought to place him among those who made the great refusal. The name is used across Spain, Italy and Latin America and reaches American records with Mexican and Italian families.
Meaning
heavenly, of the sky
From Latin caelestis, heavenly, built on caelum, the sky; the same root gives English celestial and ceiling. Caelestinus is the diminutive form used as a name.
How the name formed
- caelum
- Caelestinus
- Celestino
Related forms: Celestino · Celestino · Celestine · Célestin
Pronouncing Celestino
seh-les-TEE-noh
Four syllables with the stress on the third. Every letter is sounded in Spanish.
Nicknames for Celestino
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1888
- Most boys named
- 192139 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #917reached in 1888
- Change vs 2023
- +86.7%28 in 2025, from 15
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Celestino in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Celestino in Spanish — same name
- Celestino in Italian — same name
- Celestine in English — same name
- Célestin in French — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas.
Celestinos among us
people named Celestino are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 61,003 born in 2025 was named Celestino
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Celestino sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Celestino is headed
Celestino should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Celestino beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Celestino in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A settled Latin meaning that is plain and easy to explain.
- Tino is a very warm and widely used Spanish short form.
- Recognized across Spain, Italy and Latin America.
- Nine letters and four syllables is a great deal for early handwriting.
- It reads as of an older generation to Spanish speakers.
- Celestino and Celestine are the men's and English forms and get confused.
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Frequently asked
- How many Celestinos are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,700 people named Celestino are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Celestino in 2025?
- Celestino ranks #3848 among US boy names in 2025, with 28 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Celestino?
- About 1 in every 61,003 US boys born in 2025 was named Celestino — 28 in all.
- Will my child share the name Celestino with classmates?
- Celestino will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Celestino
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