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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201957girlsat 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 1957

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedAKMaine: #166 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 818 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #162 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 917 girlsNHWashington: #517 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,757 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: #394 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,807 girlsMNIllinois: #331 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 2,931 girlsILWisconsin: #344 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,993 girlsWIMichigan: #343 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 3,280 girlsMINew York: #253 for girls · 100 births · 1 in 1,694 girlsNYMassachusetts: #196 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,537 girlsMARhode Island: #150 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 948 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: #312 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,855 girlsIAIndiana: #387 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,993 girlsINOhio: #327 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 3,174 girlsOHPennsylvania: #291 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 2,513 girlsPANew Jersey: #254 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,058 girlsNJConnecticut: #205 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,309 girlsCTCalifornia: #332 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 2,342 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedCONebraska: #263 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,024 girlsNEMissouri: #363 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,475 girlsMOKentucky: #410 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,216 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedVAMaryland: #256 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,689 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: #435 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,357 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedARTennessee: #469 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,381 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #426 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,218 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #418 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,549 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #196 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,049 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #344 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,342 girlsLAMississippi: #370 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,897 girlsMSAlabama: #504 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,237 girlsALGeorgia: #404 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,834 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedHITexas: #432 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 3,395 girlsTXFlorida: #500 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,101 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Rhode Island#150 · 1 in 948
  2. New Hampshire#162 · 1 in 917
  3. Maine#166 · 1 in 818
  4. District of Columbia#196 · 1 in 1,049
  5. Massachusetts#196 · 1 in 1,537

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#15091 in 948
New Hampshire#16261 in 917
Maine#166121 in 818
District of Columbia#196131 in 1,049
Massachusetts#196351 in 1,537
Connecticut#205191 in 1,309
New York#2531001 in 1,694
New Jersey#254281 in 2,058
Maryland#256181 in 1,689
Nebraska#26371 in 2,024
Pennsylvania#291471 in 2,513
Iowa#312101 in 2,855
Ohio#327351 in 3,174
Illinois#331371 in 2,931
California#332701 in 2,342
Michigan#343291 in 3,280
Louisiana#344171 in 2,342
Wisconsin#344111 in 3,993
Missouri#363131 in 3,475
Mississippi#37091 in 2,897
Indiana#387131 in 3,993
Minnesota#39481 in 4,807
Georgia#404121 in 3,834
Kentucky#41081 in 4,216
South Carolina#41881 in 3,549
North Carolina#426121 in 4,218
Texas#432341 in 3,395
Kansas#43551 in 4,357
Tennessee#46971 in 5,381
Florida#50091 in 5,101
Alabama#50471 in 5,237
Washington#51751 in 5,757
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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 1957

girls
#344
694 births · 1 in 2,946 girls
boys
#3,257
7 births · 1 in 308,177 boys

Top girls' names in 1957

  1. #1Mary61,102
  2. #2Susan45,954
  3. #3Linda44,517
  4. #4Debra42,728
  5. #5Karen40,591
  6. #6Deborah40,096
  7. #7Cynthia39,340
  8. #8Patricia39,283
  9. #9Barbara29,692
  10. #10Donna28,042
  11. #344Celeste694

Top boys' names in 1957

  1. #1Michael92,781
  2. #2James84,337
  3. #3David82,403
  4. #4Robert81,765
  5. #5John79,033
  6. #6William56,852
  7. #7Mark52,841
  8. #8Richard52,446
  9. #9Thomas44,625
  10. #10Steven36,842
  11. #3,257Celeste7
More about 1957

girls

2,044,851 girls got a published name in 1957; 1 in 2,946 of them was named Celeste, which outranked 95.1% of the 7,015 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Celeste
  1. #341Molly699
  2. #341Naomi699
  3. #343Shawn697
  4. #344Celeste694
  5. #345Karin690
  6. #346Cecelia681
  7. #347Marguerite680
Biggest movers since 1956
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,944Tammi#3,696 → #752
  2. ↑ 1,310Tamela#2,151 → #841
  3. ↑ 1,298Tammie#1,662 → #364
  4. ↑ 993Tia#1,968 → #975
  5. ↑ 676Tamera#1,287 → #611
Fallers
  1. ↓ 423Corliss#878 → #1,301
  2. ↓ 399Glynis#977 → #1,376
  3. ↓ 367Merrie#977 → #1,344
  4. ↓ 303Taryn#935 → #1,238
  5. ↓ 291Glendora#963 → #1,254

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

boys

2,157,236 boys got a published name in 1957; 1 in 308,177 of them was named Celeste, which outranked 28.4% of the 4,552 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Celeste
  1. #3,024Winifred8
  2. #3,024Zarak8
  3. #3,024Zeno8
  4. #3,257Celeste7
  5. #3,257Abbott7
  6. #3,257Abdul7
  7. #3,257Aime7
  8. #3,552Adlai6
  9. #3,552Ahmad6
  10. #3,552Aidan6

Tied with 294 names at #3,257; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1956
Risers
  1. ↑ 714Dion#1,642 → #928
  2. ↑ 404Wes#1,317 → #913
  3. ↑ 371Antoine#1,232 → #861
  4. ↑ 340Domenick#1,335 → #995
  5. ↑ 329Mitch#868 → #539
Fallers
  1. ↓ 458Lannie#999 → #1,457
  2. ↓ 402Desi#986 → #1,388
  3. ↓ 354Gavin#924 → #1,278
  4. ↓ 317Murphy#917 → #1,234
  5. ↓ 288Eliot#897 → #1,185

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

See the top 100 for 1957 →