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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201962girlsat 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 1962

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedAKMaine: #170 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 826 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #180 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 926 girlsNHWashington: #331 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,134 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedIDMontana: #216 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 888 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedMNIllinois: #280 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 1,978 girlsILWisconsin: #428 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,292 girlsWIMichigan: #287 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 2,105 girlsMINew York: #256 for girls · 109 births · 1 in 1,499 girlsNYMassachusetts: #217 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,511 girlsMARhode Island: #127 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 602 girlsRIOregon: #394 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,080 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: #367 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,227 girlsINOhio: #360 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 3,282 girlsOHPennsylvania: #258 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 1,831 girlsPANew Jersey: #239 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,501 girlsNJConnecticut: #421 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,735 girlsCTCalifornia: #303 for girls · 97 births · 1 in 1,788 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: #376 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,276 girlsMOKentucky: #452 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,402 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedWVVirginia: #375 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,353 girlsVAMaryland: #250 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,627 girlsMDDelaware: #176 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 874 girlsDEArizona: #351 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,929 girlsAZNew Mexico: #282 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,441 girlsNMKansas: #359 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,480 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #473 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,768 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #441 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,625 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #337 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,177 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #292 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,585 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedMSAlabama: #426 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,705 girlsALGeorgia: #463 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,368 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Celeste, so not publishedHITexas: #365 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 2,352 girlsTXFlorida: #361 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,590 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Rhode Island#127 · 1 in 602
  2. Maine#170 · 1 in 826
  3. Delaware#176 · 1 in 874
  4. New Hampshire#180 · 1 in 926
  5. Montana#216 · 1 in 888

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#127131 in 602
Maine#170121 in 826
Delaware#17651 in 874
New Hampshire#18061 in 926
Montana#21671 in 888
Massachusetts#217341 in 1,511
New Jersey#239381 in 1,501
Maryland#250181 in 1,627
New York#2561091 in 1,499
Pennsylvania#258571 in 1,831
Illinois#280521 in 1,978
New Mexico#28281 in 1,441
Michigan#287391 in 2,105
Louisiana#292241 in 1,585
California#303971 in 1,788
Washington#331131 in 2,134
District of Columbia#33761 in 2,177
Arizona#35181 in 1,929
Kansas#35981 in 2,480
Ohio#360301 in 3,282
Florida#361191 in 2,590
Texas#365471 in 2,352
Indiana#367151 in 3,227
Virginia#375121 in 3,353
Missouri#376131 in 3,276
Oregon#39451 in 3,080
Connecticut#42151 in 4,735
Alabama#42691 in 3,705
Wisconsin#42881 in 5,292
South Carolina#44171 in 3,625
Kentucky#45271 in 4,402
Georgia#463101 in 4,368
North Carolina#473101 in 4,768
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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 1962

girls
#330
802 births · 1 in 2,452 girls

Top girls' names in 1962

  1. #1Lisa46,069
  2. #2Mary43,502
  3. #3Susan35,752
  4. #4Karen35,184
  5. #5Linda31,461
  6. #6Patricia26,532
  7. #7Donna25,719
  8. #8Cynthia24,025
  9. #9Deborah22,889
  10. #10Sandra22,420
  11. #330Celeste802
More about 1962

girls

1,966,603 girls got a published name in 1962; 1 in 2,452 of them was named Celeste, which outranked 95.6% of the 7,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Celeste
  1. #327Molly821
  2. #328Claire807
  3. #329Candace803
  4. #330Celeste802
  5. #331Clara798
  6. #331Emma798
  7. #333Patrice792
Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,281Tiffany#2,070 → #789
  2. ↑ 879Whitney#1,627 → #748
  3. ↑ 541Zina#1,533 → #992
  4. ↑ 414Glynis#1,406 → #992
  5. ↑ 408Lolita#978 → #570
Fallers
  1. ↓ 300Fern#821 → #1,121
  2. ↓ 259Jacklyn#815 → #1,074
  3. ↓ 255Dorthy#929 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 224Laurene#943 → #1,167
  5. ↓ 215Jimmie#911 → #1,126

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

See the top 100 for 1962 →