Recorded 1995–2011 Girls' name Peak 1997 62 births

Mariaceleste — girls' name

62 babies named Mariaceleste in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

62 girls have been named Mariaceleste since 1995, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2011.

62
total births
1995–2011
years on record
2000s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Mariaceleste was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

8 babies were named Mariaceleste in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mariaceleste

The Social Security Administration has registered 62 babies named Mariaceleste between 1995 and 2011, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mariaceleste currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mariaceleste performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mariaceleste shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mariaceleste in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mariaceleste in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 62 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mariaceleste at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

62

Since 1995

17 years of records

Peak year

1997

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1995

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2011

Mariaceleste popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1995

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1997)
8
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
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Mariaceleste by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
28 births that decade — 45% of Mariaceleste's all-time total
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Mariaceleste by state

Where Mariaceleste concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mariaceleste
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
15 24.2%
California share of Mariaceleste's total US births 24.2%

15 of 62 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mariaceleste?
62 babies have been named Mariaceleste since 1995. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1997 with 8 births.
When was Mariaceleste most popular?
Mariaceleste was most popular in the 2000s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Mariaceleste most popular?
The top states for the name Mariaceleste are California (15 births).
How long has the name Mariaceleste been used?
Mariaceleste has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 17 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Mariaceleste?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1995–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.