Girls' name · since 1881
Celeste
Since 1881, U.S. Social Security records show 65,621 babies named Celeste, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #502 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #188 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 65,621
- born since 1881
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Celeste is the #188 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 65,621 recorded since 1881.
Social Security Administration records show Celeste recorded 65,621 times among girls since 1881, holding rank #188 nationally today, ahead of 99% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2025.
- #502 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #188 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 65,621 born since 1881
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Celeste ranks #502 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #188 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 65,621 born since 1881, peaking in the 2000s.
- #502 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #188 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 65,621
- born since 1881
- 2000s
- peak decade
Celeste's 65,621 recorded births place it above 99.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Celeste compares
65,621 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Celeste's all-time total is 175x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Celeste | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 65,621 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,662 | 21 | 19,840 |
Celeste's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Celeste's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 87% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 13%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1882, with only 9 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 1,662, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Celeste popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 1,662
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Celeste popularity over time - boys
57 total births recorded since 1916 (Celeste as boys' name)
Celeste by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (10,556 births, 16% of the file).
2000s was Celeste's strongest decade.
10,556 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Celeste births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 139
1880s
139 births
- 1890s 295
1890s
295 births
- 1900s 429
1900s
429 births
- 1910s 1,151
1910s
1,151 births
- 1920s 1,313
1920s
1,313 births
- 1930s 1,104
1930s
1,104 births
- 1940s 2,167
1940s
2,167 births
- 1950s
1950s
6,667 births
- 1960s
1960s
6,977 births
- 1970s
1970s
5,536 births
- 1980s
1980s
5,312 births
- 1990s
1990s
9,815 births
- 2000s
2000s
10,556 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,838 births
- 2020s
2020s
7,322 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 10,556 births (16% of all-time use).
How Celeste compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Celeste's total volume
Celeste by state
Where Celeste concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12,574 | 19.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 8,151 | 12.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 4,906 | 7.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 3,049 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 2,431 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 2,375 | 3.6% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 1,776 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 1,760 | 2.7% |
12,574 of 65,621 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Celeste appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Celeste's data
- Celeste's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (10,556 total births) through the 2020s (7,322) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Celestes (12,574 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Celeste: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~144 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1881–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Celeste draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.