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Celeste

“Heavenly” — Latin, via French origin

Girl's name · #188 in the US (2025) · Trending

Celeste has appeared in US records since 1881 — best rank #188 (2025) · 65,621 babies named Celeste all-time · 1 in 970 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #55 in France (2025) · #61 in Belgium (2025) · #72 in Puerto Rico (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 40 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Celestes

• Celeste Holm — American actress (1917–2012)
• Celeste Ng — American novelist
• Celeste Cortesi — Filipino model and beauty pageant titleholder
• Celeste Yarnall — American actress (1944-2018)
• Celeste Caeiro — Portuguese restaurant worker during the Carnation Revolution (1933–2024)

In stories & tradition

• Celeste Perrault — Days of Our Lives
• Celeste #1 — Sunday in the Park with George
• Celeste — 16 Wishes

What Celestes become

Among 224 notable people named Celeste:

Entertainers appear 1.96× more often than among typical names — e.g. Celeste Holm, American actress (1917–2012).

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