The first name Celesta
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Celesta at birth, 1880–2025
In 2024, 6 girls born in the United States were named Celesta, the 13,828th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1921, when 47 were.
2,136
babies named Celesta since 1880
#13,828
rank in 2024
1921
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- Is Celesta a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,136 US babies named Celesta since 1880 were girls.
- When was Celesta most popular?
- 1921 in the United States, when 47 babies were named Celesta, its highest rank at 1,115th.