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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201919girlsat 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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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—
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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 1919

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedMNIllinois: #343 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,068 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedMINew York: #438 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 7,956 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedRIOregon: 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: #379 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,107 girlsIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #584 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 15,531 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #407 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,881 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedNEMissouri: #273 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,069 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedVAMaryland: #258 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,790 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #372 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,718 girlsLAMississippi: #294 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,989 girlsMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedALGeorgia: #505 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,191 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedHITexas: #892 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 10,372 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Maryland#258 · 1 in 2,790
  2. Missouri#273 · 1 in 2,069
  3. Mississippi#294 · 1 in 1,989
  4. Illinois#343 · 1 in 4,068
  5. Louisiana#372 · 1 in 2,718

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

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StateRankBirthsShare
Maryland#25851 in 2,790
Missouri#273141 in 2,069
Mississippi#294111 in 1,989
Illinois#343141 in 4,068
Louisiana#37281 in 2,718
Iowa#37951 in 4,107
California#40761 in 3,881
New York#438121 in 7,956
Georgia#50561 in 6,191
Pennsylvania#58461 in 15,531
Texas#89251 in 10,372
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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 1919

girls
#587
142 births · 1 in 7,959 girls

Top girls' names in 1919

  1. #1Mary65,836
  2. #2Helen33,706
  3. #3Dorothy31,733
  4. #4Margaret26,238
  5. #5Ruth24,562
  6. #6Mildred17,300
  7. #7Virginia15,636
  8. #8Elizabeth15,287
  9. #9Frances15,106
  10. #10Anna14,498
  11. #587Celeste142
More about 1919

girls

1,130,117 girls got a published name in 1919; 1 in 7,959 of them was named Celeste, which outranked 89.4% of the 5,559 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Celeste
  1. #581Mittie144
  2. #585Anastasia143
  3. #585Trinidad143
  4. #587Celeste142
  5. #587Idella142
  6. #587Jerry142
  7. #587Mathilda142
  8. #593Adella141
  9. #593Justine141
  10. #593Orpha141

Tied with 5 names at #587; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1918
Risers
  1. ↑ 851Gregoria#1,805 → #954
  2. ↑ 443Concha#1,333 → #890
  3. ↑ 390Arlena#1,299 → #909
  4. ↑ 353Marina#1,255 → #902
  5. ↑ 333Roselle#1,333 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,019Liberty#585 → #1,604
  2. ↓ 840Victory#809 → #1,649
  3. ↓ 567Karen#960 → #1,527
  4. ↓ 404Zena#989 → #1,393
  5. ↓ 359Malvina#989 → #1,348

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

See the top 100 for 1919 →