Girls' name · peaked in 2025
Celeste name popularity since 1925
62,953 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Celeste. Half of them were born in 1994 or earlier, so the typical Celeste is about 32 years old in 2026. Celeste peaked in 2025 as the #188 name for girls, and it ranked #188 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 62,953
- Named Celeste, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #188
- for girls in 2025 (1,662 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 62,908 girls · 45 boys
- Most popular in
- Arizona
- 2.19× its national share
Peak year is the year Celeste made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Celeste births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Celeste both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1946 and 1951, Celeste became 2.4× more common, from 1 in 7,210 baby girls to 1 in 3,020.
- Steepest fall: Between 2004 and 2009, its share of baby girls fell by 59%, from 1 in 1,120 to 1 in 2,720.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Celeste's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Celeste.
Decade by decade
Babies named Celeste in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 614 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 1,104 | 0 | #667 |
| 1940s | 2,167 | 0 | #561 |
| 1950s | 6,667 | 12 | #323 |
| 1960s | 6,977 | 0 | #353 |
| 1970s | 5,536 | 6 | #388 |
| 1980s | 5,312 | 17 | #436 |
| 1990s | 9,815 | 5 | #247 |
| 2000s | 10,556 | 5 | #272 |
| 2010s | 6,838 | 0 | #500 |
| 2020–25 | 7,322 | 0 | #188 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
25.8% of babies named Celeste from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Celeste is most popular
The index compares Celeste's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Celeste.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 2.19× | 1,689 |
| California | 2.00× | 12,553 |
| Nevada | 1.95× | 413 |
| New Mexico | 1.81× | 595 |
| Texas | 1.74× | 8,090 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Celeste's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Celeste.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Celeste (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data