Celeste
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Celeste
Celeste is a softly pretty and somewhat quaint name with heavenly overtones, which kids might associate with Queen Celeste of Babar's elephant kingdom. She's a light and lovely choice that's finally getting noticed.
Celeste for girls#188 US
Celeste has been in the Top 1000 every year since 1880. Best known modern Celeste is Oscar-winning actress Celeste Holm.
If you want a more unusual variation, consider Celestine, Celestia -- or even Celestial.
Celeste for boys
Although now almost exclusively feminine in the English-speaking world, Celeste (or Céleste in France) is traditionally a unisex name in Italy and France. It Italy, it was more popular for males until around the middle of the 20th century.
Pronounced suh-LEST.
As of October 2026, Celeste ranked #188 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #72.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #467 | 679 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #500 | 638 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #493 | 632 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #465 | 675 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #446 | 720 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #374 | 840 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #352 | 875 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #327 | 1,002 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #292 | 1,082 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #275 | 1,136 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #198 | 1,556 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #188 | 1,662 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Celeste on lists
Famous Celestes
- Celeste HolmGirl
American actress
- Celeste ThorsonGirl
American actress, model and screenwriter
- Celeste MarshallGirl
Miss Bahamas 2012
- Celeste Rizvana BuckinghamGirl
Slovak singer,songwriter
- Celeste Beryl Bonin aka KaitlynGirl
American pro wrestler
- Celeste HeadleeGirl
American public radio presenter
- Madame CélesteGirl
French dancer and actress
- CelesteGirl
American adult film actress
- Celeste Woss y GilGirl
Dominican painter
- Celeste BarberGirl
Australian Comedian
- Celeste Anais BoureilleGirl
American soccer player
- Celeste WattsGirl
daughter of Shanann Watts and sister of Bella Watts
Celeste in pop culture
- Celeste MartinGirl
main character in 2012 film "Celeste & Jesse Forever"
- Celeste BoydGirl
character in Dennis Lehane's "Mystic River"
- CelesteGirl
wife of Babar the Elephant in children's book series by Jean de Brunhoff
- Celeste NewsomeGirl
character in the "Selection" series by Kiera Cass
- Princess Celeste FurlowGirl
character in "The Internment Chronicles" by Lauren DeStefano
- Celeste Perrault (born "Francesca "Frankie" Brooks)Girl
character on American soap "Days of Our Lives
- Celeste BlodgettGirl
main character in 2004 TV movie "Celeste in the City"
- Celeste KaneGirl
character on TV's "Veronica Mars"
- CelesteGirl
Angel's stuffed bear in James Patterson's Maximum Ride series
- Celeste Marie Helene DuboisGirl
witch on TV's "The Originals"
- Celeste InpaxGirl
character in video game 'Ace Attorney'
- Celeste WrightGirl
character in "Big Little Lies"
- CelesteGirl
character in video game "Mirror's Edge"
- Celeste HarbottleGirl
character in novel 'Beswitched'
- Celeste Middleton (Charlene "Charlie" Bradbury)Girl
character on TV's "Supernatural"
- CelesteGirl
character in 16 Wishes
- CelesteGirl
2018 video game
- CelesteGirl
owl character in "Animal Crossing" video game series
Variations & nicknames
More nicknames
- CelaGirl
- CeleGirl
- CeleesteGirl
- CelenseGirl
- CelesGirl
- CelesiaGirl
- CelesleyGirl
- CelestGirl
- CelestaGirl
- CelestenaGirl
- CelesteneGirl
- CelestiaGirl
- CelestialGirl
- CelestijnaGirl
- CelestinGirl
- CelestineGirl
- CelestynGirl
- CelestynaGirl
- CelestyneGirl
- CeliaGirl
- CelieGirl
- CelinaGirl
- CelindaGirl
- CelineGirl
- CelinkaGirl
- CelkaGirl
- CellestGirl
- CellesteGirl
- CeluesteGirl
- CelynaGirl
- SalesteGirl
- SalestiaGirl
- SelesteGirl
- SelestiaGirl
- SelestinaGirl
- SelestineGirl
- SelestynaGirl
- SelestyneGirl
- SilestaGirl
- SilestenaGirl
- SilestiaGirl
- SilestijnaGirl
- SilestinaGirl
- SilestynaGirl
- SilestyneGirl
- TinaGirl
- TinkaGirl