How Many People Are Named Celeste?
people named Celeste are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 5,926 people in the US has this name
Based on 65,678 babies named Celeste in Social Security records from 1881 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,662 births
Trend
Rising (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
French feminine and masculine form of CAELESTIS.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Celeste (99.9%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Celeste alive today is about 34 years old, and 51% are under 30. Half of them were between 16 and 53 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Celeste first appears in the records in 1881, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 1,662 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1881 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Celeste has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #188, in 2025. In 2025 it ranked #188.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #188 |
| Best rank | #188 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #302 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Celeste alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Celeste were born in California than in any other state: about 12,042 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Celeste was given 1.9 times as often in New Mexico, 1.8 times in Arizona and 1.8 times in Hawaii.
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