Girls' name · since 1969
Seleste
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 873 babies named Seleste, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,242 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,275 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 873
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
Seleste currently ranks #5275 among girls' names in America, with 873 babies recorded since 1969.
Seleste has 873 recorded births among girls since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5275 as of the latest data, more common than 70% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #8,242 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,275 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 873 born since 1969
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Seleste ranks #8,242 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,275 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 873 born since 1969, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,242 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,275 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 873
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
Seleste's 873 recorded births place it above 88.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Seleste compares
873 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Seleste's all-time total is 132% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Seleste | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 873 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 66 | 21 | 19,840 |
Seleste's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Seleste's full recorded timeline at 2003, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2017, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 66 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Seleste popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 66
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Seleste by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (301 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Seleste's strongest decade.
301 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Seleste births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1980s 36
1980s
36 births
- 1990s
1990s
252 births
- 2000s
2000s
301 births
- 2010s
2010s
137 births
- 2020s
2020s
121 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 301 births (34% of all-time use).
How Seleste 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 Seleste's total volume
Seleste by state
Where Seleste concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 175 | 20.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 137 | 15.7% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
175 of 873 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Seleste's data
- Seleste's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (301 total births) through the 2020s (121) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Selestes (175 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 Seleste: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Seleste 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.