Celeste
Celeste or Céleste is a given name or surname which derives from the Latin caelestis, meaning heavenly or celestial.
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Spanish
- English
Meaning & Origin of Celeste
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Celeste or Céleste is a given name or surname which derives from the Latin caelestis, meaning heavenly or celestial.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Spanish
- English
- French
The Story of Celeste
Celeste first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1881, with 14 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2004: 1,637 births, good for #204 nationwide. As of 2026, Celeste ranks #199 for baby girls with 1,583 births, rising sharply (+67% over the past five years). All told, over 67K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Celeste
Celeste is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 67K births in the dataset. Celeste's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #198. Use the chart and map above to compare Celeste's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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