Celeste

#188 for girls in 2025, 1,662 births · Last seen for boys in 2008 at #12,553
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
2025 · 1,662 births
Debut · girls
14 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
65,621
since 1881

Celeste over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Celeste has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201952girlsat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1881,662—
2024#1971,562—
2023#2761,137—
2022#2921,083—
2021#3271,002—
2020#352876—
2019#374840—
2018#446720—
2017#465675—
2016#494632—
2015#500638—
2014#467679—
2013#468654—
2012#470655—
2011#453671—
2010#457674—
2009#458676—
2008#400806#12,5535
2007#355914—
2006#3271,013—
2005#2721,203—
2004#2041,637—
2003#2981,034—
2002#3081,011—
2001#2851,095—
2000#2741,167—
1999#2631,205—
1998#2521,229—
1997#2391,252—
1996#2411,157—
1995#2471,149—
1994#2591,079—
1993#349733—
1992#385671—
1991#374687#8,2365
1990#398653—
1989#418592—
1988#494459—
1987#466467#6,0896
1986#450481—
1985#436504#5,7856
1984#419508—
1983#409525—
1982#386598—
1981#383595#6,2625
1980#392583—
1979#409525—
1978#414489—
1977#431471—
1976#376547—
1975#387523—
1974#370581—
1973#353598—
1972#386552—
1971#363654#4,3756
1970#394596—
1969#386592—
1968#389556—
1967#359621—
1966#356650—
1965#353659—
1964#359691—
1963#337789—
1962#330802—
1961#324855—
1960#346762—
1959#350749—
1958#338782—
1957#344694#3,2577
1956#326720#3,9425
1955#323710—
1954#343622—
1953#331634—
1952#325627—
1951#325597—
1950#338532—
1949#393407—
1948#465297—
1947#470306—
1946#534218—
1945#561171—
1944#605147—
1943#584166—
1942#593156—
1941#552159—
1940#588140—
1939#652108—
1938#618121—
1937#577136—
1936#68395—
1935#66499—
1934#582124—
1933#642105—
1932#593123—
1931#68296—
1930#69997—
1929#644117—
1928#615131—
1927#696109—
1926#686113—
1925#605144—
1924#643135—
1923#600146—
1922#704108—
1921#566160—
1920#583150—
1919#587142—
1918#574154#3,3687
1917#534156—
1916#524157#3,8975
1915#555133—
1914#57198—
1913#54188—
1912#50390—
1911#53561—
1910#47272—
1909#55947—
1908#58341—
1907#51149—
1906#48650—
1905#48150—
1904#55936—
1903#53936—
1902#57133—
1901#48738—
1900#48149—
1899#51433—
1898#47542—
1897#47736—
1896#55330—
1895#52032—
1894#56826—
1893#53527—
1892#52627—
1891#55922—
1890#57820—
1889#80211—
1888#47627—
1887#49920—
1886#52818—
1885#54216—
1884#54115—
1883#6519—
1882#6349—
1881#44714—
1880——
First appearance
1881

The first year at least five girls were named Celeste! It came in at #447, and was given to 14 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1882–1883, when fewer than 10 girls a year got the name.

Where Celeste is popular in 1952

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedAKMaine: #217 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,492 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedNHWashington: #394 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,914 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #283 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,939 girlsMNIllinois: #228 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,843 girlsILWisconsin: #303 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,643 girlsWIMichigan: #276 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 2,525 girlsMINew York: #211 for girls · 114 births · 1 in 1,355 girlsNYMassachusetts: #169 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,342 girlsMARhode Island: #188 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,638 girlsRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedSDIowa: #369 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,740 girlsIAIndiana: #453 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,655 girlsINOhio: #328 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 3,654 girlsOHPennsylvania: #238 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 2,019 girlsPANew Jersey: #211 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,676 girlsNJConnecticut: #213 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,841 girlsCTCalifornia: #340 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 2,736 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedUTColorado: #304 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,322 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedNEMissouri: #444 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,905 girlsMOKentucky: #410 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,812 girlsKYWest Virginia: #360 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,701 girlsWVVirginia: #527 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,733 girlsVAMaryland: #266 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,171 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #291 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,667 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedARTennessee: #447 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,291 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #617 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 10,214 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #430 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,296 girlsOKLouisiana: #336 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,369 girlsLAMississippi: #453 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,698 girlsMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedALGeorgia: #532 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,341 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedHITexas: #474 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 4,439 girlsTXFlorida: #372 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,271 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Massachusetts#169 · 1 in 1,342
  2. Rhode Island#188 · 1 in 1,638
  3. New York#211 · 1 in 1,355
  4. New Jersey#211 · 1 in 1,676
  5. Connecticut#213 · 1 in 1,841

Best ever in a state: #76 in Hawaii, 1973.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#169361 in 1,342
Rhode Island#18851 in 1,638
New Jersey#211291 in 1,676
New York#2111141 in 1,355
Connecticut#213111 in 1,841
Maine#21761 in 1,492
Illinois#228511 in 1,843
Pennsylvania#238551 in 2,019
Maryland#266121 in 2,171
Michigan#276321 in 2,525
Minnesota#283121 in 2,939
New Mexico#29161 in 1,667
Wisconsin#303111 in 3,643
Colorado#30471 in 2,322
Ohio#328261 in 3,654
Louisiana#336151 in 2,369
California#340481 in 2,736
West Virginia#36061 in 3,701
Iowa#36961 in 4,740
Florida#372101 in 3,271
Washington#39471 in 3,914
Kentucky#41071 in 4,812
Oklahoma#43051 in 4,296
Missouri#44471 in 5,905
Tennessee#44771 in 5,291
Indiana#45371 in 6,655
Mississippi#45361 in 4,698
Texas#474241 in 4,439
Virginia#52751 in 7,733
Georgia#53261 in 7,341
North Carolina#61751 in 10,214
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Celeste
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 9 spots since 2024 (#197 → #188)
  • 164 spots since 2020 (#352 → #188)
  • 312 spots since 2015 (#500 → #188)
  • Biggest jump: 224 spots in 1890 (#802 → #578)
  • Biggest drop: 326 spots in 1889 (#476 → #802)
Rise & fade · girls
144 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1881
  • Peaked 2025 at #188 (1,662 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 145 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 145 yrs · run 1881–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 967
  • Highest: 1 in 967 girls born in 2025 were named Celeste (0.10%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 16.1% of all girls named Celeste (10,556) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s139#447 (1881)#569
1890s295#475 (1898)#531
1900s429#481 (1905)#526
1910s1,151#472 (1910)#540
1920s1,313#566 (1921)#634
1930s1,104#577 (1937)#639
1940s2,167#393 (1949)#535
1950s6,667#323 (1955)#334
1960s6,977#324 (1961)#354
1970s5,536#353 (1973)#388
1980s5,312#383 (1981)#425
1990s9,815#239 (1997)#301
2000s10,556#204 (2004)#318
2010s6,838#374 (2019)#459
2020s7,322#188 (2025)#272

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Celeste in 1952

girls
#325
627 births · 1 in 2,957 girls

Top girls' names in 1952

  1. #1Linda67,082
  2. #2Mary65,629
  3. #3Patricia53,101
  4. #4Deborah49,811
  5. #5Susan41,348
  6. #6Barbara39,864
  7. #7Nancy31,739
  8. #8Karen28,956
  9. #9Debra26,832
  10. #10Sandra26,097
  11. #325Celeste627
More about 1952

girls

1,854,335 girls got a published name in 1952; 1 in 2,957 of them was named Celeste, which outranked 94.9% of the 6,389 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Celeste
  1. #322Viola634
  2. #323Guadalupe632
  3. #324Teri630
  4. #325Celeste627
  5. #325Agnes627
  6. #327Cassandra624
  7. #328Crystal623
  8. #328Darla623

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1951
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,501Pandora#3,284 → #783
  2. ↑ 368Lise#1,314 → #946
  3. ↑ 353Vanessa#656 → #303
  4. ↑ 334Dorinda#1,170 → #836
  5. ↑ 332Mitzi#928 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Rhona#988 → #1,368
  2. ↓ 342Sharleen#765 → #1,107
  3. ↓ 270Enid#908 → #1,178
  4. ↓ 237Allyn#988 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 230Sheron#908 → #1,138

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1952 →