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    The first name Celeste

    A girl’s name from French meaning “heavenly”.

    Pronounced /səˈlɛst/ 2 syllables Female Also a surname

    Meaning and origin

    French origin

    Celeste means “heavenly” in French.

    Borrowed from French Céleste, ultimately from Latin caelestis (“heavenly”).

    More names that mean sky.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 96 girls were named Celeste, making it the 423rd most popular girls’ name.

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    1,340
    babies named Celeste, 1996–2025
    #423
    rank in 2025
    2025
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Celeste with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Celeste at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 1,662 girls born in the United States were named Celeste, the 188th most popular girls’ name that year.

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    65,678
    babies named Celeste since 1880
    #188
    rank in 2025
    2025
    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.

    Famous people named Celeste

    25 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Celeste Holm
      American actress (1917–2012)
    • Celeste Ng
      American novelist, born 1980
    • Celeste Yarnall
      American actress (1944-2018)
    • Celeste Cortesi
      Filipino model and beauty pageant titleholder, born 1997
    • Celeste
      British singer, born 1994
    • Celeste Cid
      Argentine actress, born 1984
    • Celeste O'Connor
      American actress, born 1998
    • Celeste Star
      American pornographic actress, born 1985
    • Celeste Plak
      Dutch volleyball player, born 1995
    • Céleste Mogador
      French dancer, playwright and novelist (1824-1909)
    • Celeste Carballo
      Argentinian musician and singer, born 1956
    • Celeste Maloy
      American lawyer and Utah land rights advocate, born 1981

    More French girls’ names

    All 210 names of French origin

    Questions

    What does the name Celeste mean?
    Celeste means “heavenly” in French.
    What is the origin of the name Celeste?
    Borrowed from French Céleste, ultimately from Latin caelestis (“heavenly”).
    How popular is the name Celeste?
    In 2025, 96 girls born in England and Wales were named Celeste, ranking 423rd.
    Is Celeste a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 65,678 US babies named Celeste since 1880 were girls.
    When was Celeste most popular?
    2025 in the United States, when 1,662 babies were named Celeste, its highest rank at 188th.
    How do you pronounce Celeste?
    Celeste is /səˈlɛst/, 2 syllables.
    Is Celeste also a surname?
    Yes. Celeste is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.