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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201979girlsat 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 1979

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedNHWashington: #204 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,055 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: #348 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,778 girlsMNIllinois: #824 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 7,470 girlsILWisconsin: #443 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,370 girlsWIMichigan: #498 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,256 girlsMINew York: #361 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 2,301 girlsNYMassachusetts: #586 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,130 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedRIOregon: #228 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,199 girlsORNevada: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedIAIndiana: #661 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,247 girlsINOhio: #517 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 4,806 girlsOHPennsylvania: #514 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 4,561 girlsPANew Jersey: #370 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,479 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #344 for girls · 85 births · 1 in 1,922 girlsCAUtah: #242 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,339 girlsUTColorado: #415 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,665 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedNEMissouri: #519 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,613 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedWVVirginia: #649 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,837 girlsVAMaryland: #501 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,895 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedDEArizona: #320 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,624 girlsAZNew Mexico: #235 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 963 girlsNMKansas: #405 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,875 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedARTennessee: #398 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,848 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #508 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,107 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #449 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,085 girlsOKLouisiana: #223 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,125 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedMSAlabama: #371 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,292 girlsALGeorgia: #360 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,241 girlsGAHawaii: #107 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 397 girlsHITexas: #361 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 2,137 girlsTXFlorida: #542 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,906 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#107 · 1 in 397
  2. Washington#204 · 1 in 1,055
  3. Louisiana#223 · 1 in 1,125
  4. Oregon#228 · 1 in 1,199
  5. New Mexico#235 · 1 in 963

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#107121 in 397
Washington#204241 in 1,055
Louisiana#223261 in 1,125
Oregon#228141 in 1,199
New Mexico#23591 in 963
Utah#242121 in 1,339
Arizona#320111 in 1,624
California#344851 in 1,922
Minnesota#348101 in 2,778
Georgia#360151 in 2,241
New York#361431 in 2,301
Texas#361521 in 2,137
New Jersey#370151 in 2,479
Alabama#371101 in 2,292
Tennessee#398101 in 2,848
Kansas#40551 in 2,875
Colorado#41571 in 2,665
Wisconsin#44371 in 4,370
Oklahoma#44961 in 3,085
Michigan#498141 in 4,256
Maryland#50151 in 3,895
North Carolina#50881 in 4,107
Pennsylvania#514151 in 4,561
Ohio#517151 in 4,806
Missouri#51971 in 4,613
Florida#542121 in 3,906
Massachusetts#58651 in 6,130
Virginia#64951 in 5,837
Indiana#66151 in 7,247
Illinois#824101 in 7,470
Alaska
Arkansas
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Idaho
Iowa
Kentucky
Maine
Mississippi
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Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Vermont
West Virginia
Wyoming

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 1979

girls
#409
525 births · 1 in 3,058 girls

Top girls' names in 1979

  1. #1Jennifer56,712
  2. #2Melissa34,050
  3. #3Amanda31,924
  4. #4Jessica27,780
  5. #5Amy21,609
  6. #6Sarah21,015
  7. #7Heather20,834
  8. #8Angela20,256
  9. #9Nicole19,510
  10. #10Michelle19,266
  11. #409Celeste525
More about 1979

girls

1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 3,058 of them was named Celeste, which outranked 96.6% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Celeste
  1. #406Gwendolyn533
  2. #407Randi531
  3. #408Betsy530
  4. #409Celeste525
  5. #410Janine524
  6. #411Lorraine523
  7. #412Selena522
Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
  1. 1,593Breanne#2,125#532
  2. 1,527Loni#2,516#989
  3. 1,287Renata#2,012#725
  4. 985Ashanti#1,862#877
  5. 896Nicolette#1,581#685
Fallers
  1. 392Christel#762#1,154
  2. 312Kenisha#557#869
  3. 297Ariane#887#1,184
  4. 285Imelda#947#1,232
  5. 252Farrah#539#791

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

See the top 100 for 1979