Celeste is a familiar girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Celeste is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #188 for girl births in the United States (and #413 across all names), given to 1,662 babies — 1,679 including U.S. territories. Celeste was first reported in SSA data in 1881 and peaked in 2025 (1,662 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,662 | 1,679 | #188 | — |
| 2024 | 1,562 | 1,575 | #197 | — |
| 2023 | 1,137 | 1,149 | #276 | — |
| 2022 | 1,083 | 1,096 | #292 | — |
| 2021 | 1,002 | 1,009 | #327 | — |
| 2020 | 876 | 884 | #352 | — |
| 2019 | 840 | 848 | #374 | — |
| 2018 | 720 | 720 | #446 | — |
| 2017 | 675 | 675 | #465 | — |
| 2016 | 632 | 640 | #494 | — |
| 2015 | 638 | 638 | #500 | — |
| 2014 | 679 | 687 | #467 | — |
| 2013 | 654 | 654 | #469 | — |
| 2012 | 655 | 655 | #470 | — |
| 2011 | 671 | 671 | #453 | — |
| 2010 | 674 | 679 | #457 | — |
| 2009 | 676 | 676 | #459 | — |
| 2008 | 811 | 811 | #400 | #12,841 |
| 2007 | 914 | 914 | #355 | — |
| 2006 | 1,013 | 1,013 | #327 | — |
| 2005 | 1,203 | 1,203 | #272 | — |
| 2004 | 1,637 | 1,637 | #204 | — |
| 2003 | 1,034 | 1,034 | #298 | — |
| 2002 | 1,011 | 1,011 | #308 | — |
| 2001 | 1,095 | 1,095 | #285 | — |
| 2000 | 1,167 | 1,167 | #275 | — |
| 1999 | 1,205 | 1,205 | #263 | — |
| 1998 | 1,229 | 1,229 | #252 | — |
| 1997 | 1,252 | — | #239 | — |
| 1996 | 1,157 | — | #241 | — |
| 1995 | 1,149 | — | #247 | — |
| 1994 | 1,079 | — | #259 | — |
| 1993 | 733 | — | #349 | — |
| 1992 | 671 | — | #386 | — |
| 1991 | 692 | — | #374 | #8,383 |
| 1990 | 653 | — | #398 | — |
| 1989 | 592 | — | #418 | — |
| 1988 | 459 | — | #494 | — |
| 1987 | 473 | — | #466 | #6,211 |
| 1986 | 481 | — | #450 | — |
| 1985 | 510 | — | #436 | #5,903 |
| 1984 | 508 | — | #419 | — |
| 1983 | 525 | — | #409 | — |
| 1982 | 598 | — | #386 | — |
| 1981 | 600 | — | #383 | #6,420 |
| 1980 | 583 | — | #392 | — |
| 1979 | 525 | — | #409 | — |
| 1978 | 489 | — | #414 | — |
| 1977 | 471 | — | #431 | — |
| 1976 | 547 | — | #376 | — |
| 1975 | 523 | — | #388 | — |
| 1974 | 581 | — | #370 | — |
| 1973 | 598 | — | #353 | — |
| 1972 | 552 | — | #386 | — |
| 1971 | 660 | — | #364 | #4,462 |
| 1970 | 596 | — | #394 | — |
| 1969 | 592 | — | #386 | — |
| 1968 | 556 | — | #389 | — |
| 1967 | 621 | — | #359 | — |
| 1966 | 650 | — | #356 | — |
| 1965 | 659 | — | #353 | — |
| 1964 | 691 | — | #359 | — |
| 1963 | 789 | — | #337 | — |
| 1962 | 802 | — | #330 | — |
| 1961 | 855 | — | #324 | — |
| 1960 | 762 | — | #346 | — |
| 1959 | 749 | — | #350 | — |
| 1958 | 782 | — | #338 | — |
| 1957 | 701 | — | #344 | #3,288 |
| 1956 | 725 | — | #326 | #4,023 |
| 1955 | 710 | — | #323 | — |
| 1954 | 622 | — | #343 | — |
| 1953 | 634 | — | #331 | — |
| 1952 | 627 | — | #326 | — |
| 1951 | 597 | — | #325 | — |
| 1950 | 532 | — | #338 | — |
| 1949 | 407 | — | #393 | — |
| 1948 | 297 | — | #465 | — |
| 1947 | 306 | — | #470 | — |
| 1946 | 218 | — | #534 | — |
| 1945 | 171 | — | #561 | — |
| 1944 | 147 | — | #605 | — |
| 1943 | 166 | — | #584 | — |
| 1942 | 156 | — | #593 | — |
| 1941 | 159 | — | #553 | — |
| 1940 | 140 | — | #588 | — |
| 1939 | 108 | — | #652 | — |
| 1938 | 121 | — | #618 | — |
| 1937 | 136 | — | #578 | — |
| 1936 | 95 | — | #684 | — |
| 1935 | 99 | — | #667 | — |
| 1934 | 124 | — | #583 | — |
| 1933 | 105 | — | #642 | — |
| 1932 | 123 | — | #594 | — |
| 1931 | 96 | — | #683 | — |
| 1930 | 97 | — | #699 | — |
| 1929 | 117 | — | #644 | — |
| 1928 | 131 | — | #615 | — |
| 1927 | 109 | — | #696 | — |
| 1926 | 113 | — | #687 | — |
| 1925 | 144 | — | #605 | — |
| 1924 | 135 | — | #645 | — |
| 1923 | 146 | — | #601 | — |
| 1922 | 108 | — | #704 | — |
| 1921 | 160 | — | #566 | — |
| 1920 | 150 | — | #583 | — |
| 1919 | 142 | — | #587 | — |
| 1918 | 161 | — | #575 | #3,418 |
| 1917 | 156 | — | #535 | — |
| 1916 | 162 | — | #524 | #4,002 |
| 1915 | 133 | — | #555 | — |
| 1914 | 98 | — | #571 | — |
| 1913 | 88 | — | #541 | — |
| 1912 | 90 | — | #505 | — |
| 1911 | 61 | — | #537 | — |
| 1910 | 72 | — | #474 | — |
| 1909 | 47 | — | #559 | — |
| 1908 | 41 | — | #583 | — |
| 1907 | 49 | — | #511 | — |
| 1906 | 50 | — | #486 | — |
| 1905 | 50 | — | #482 | — |
| 1904 | 36 | — | #559 | — |
| 1903 | 36 | — | #540 | — |
| 1902 | 33 | — | #573 | — |
| 1901 | 38 | — | #489 | — |
| 1900 | 49 | — | #483 | — |
| 1899 | 33 | — | #515 | — |
| 1898 | 42 | — | #476 | — |
| 1897 | 36 | — | #479 | — |
| 1896 | 30 | — | #555 | — |
| 1895 | 32 | — | #521 | — |
| 1894 | 26 | — | #570 | — |
| 1893 | 27 | — | #537 | — |
| 1892 | 27 | — | #528 | — |
| 1891 | 22 | — | #561 | — |
| 1890 | 20 | — | #582 | — |
| 1889 | 11 | — | #806 | — |
| 1888 | 27 | — | #477 | — |
| 1887 | 20 | — | #501 | — |
| 1886 | 18 | — | #529 | — |
| 1885 | 16 | — | #544 | — |
| 1884 | 15 | — | #544 | — |
| 1883 | 9 | — | #654 | — |
| 1882 | 9 | — | #637 | — |
| 1881 | 14 | — | #449 | — |