Celeste
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning heavenly, celestial.
How Celeste has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #498 |
| 2016 | #494 |
| 2017 | #464 |
| 2018 | #445 |
| 2019 | #374 |
| 2020 | #355 |
| 2021 | #324 |
| 2022 | #292 |
| 2023 | #275 |
| 2024 | #198 |
| 2025 | #188 |
Celeste by the numbers
In 2025, 96 babies in England and Wales were named Celeste. In the US, 671 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 1,635 babies in 2004, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 1995, about 1 in 1,700 American girls born that year was called Celeste.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Celeste. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Celestheavenly; a form of Celeste10 in the US (2017)
- Colettevictory of the people; from Nicole578 in the US (2017)
- Celestineheavenly; from Caelestis17 in England and Wales (2025)
- Celenemoon goddess; a form of Selene16 in the US (2017)
- Celestiaheavenly; celestial3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Celes16 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Celeste
Names that are said the same way as Celeste, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Selesteheavenly; a form of Celeste5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the sky or heaven
Like Celeste, each of these has the sky or heaven in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Celeste
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