Celeste
Comes through French and Italian from Latin caelestis, meaning heavenly or of the sky, a word built on caelum, the heavens.
Celeste in 2025
Celeste was given to 1,662 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 413th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,995 babies born.
The history of Celeste
Celeste reached its highest point in 2025, when 1,662 babies were given the name, ranking 413th that year.
Across the 145 years of records since 1881, 65,678 babies have been named Celeste. Half of them were born before 1992, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Celeste by decade
| Decade | Babies named Celeste | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 139 | 812 |
| 1890s | 295 | 742 |
| 1900s | 429 | 757 |
| 1910s | 1,163 | 760 |
| 1920s | 1,313 | 1,044 |
| 1930s | 1,104 | 1,032 |
| 1940s | 2,167 | 727 |
| 1950s | 6,679 | 586 |
| 1960s | 6,977 | 589 |
| 1970s | 5,542 | 645 |
| 1980s | 5,329 | 703 |
| 1990s | 9,820 | 486 |
| 2000s | 10,561 | 423 |
| 2010s | 6,838 | 759 |
| 2020s | 7,322 | 413 |
Where Celeste is heading
Celeste has risen 161% over the past decade, from 638 babies in 2015 to 1,662 in 2025.
Names like Celeste
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Celeste.