Celeste is a girl's name of English origin meaning “heavenly.” In 2024 it was given to 1,556 girls in the United States.
Celeste belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “heavenly” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Celeste first appears in Social Security records in 1881. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #198 in 2024, and in 2024 1,556 babies received the name — 63,949 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Celeste means “heavenly” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Celeste is a girl name. In 2024, 1,556 babies received the name in the US.
Celeste comes from the English & American tradition.
Celeste first appears in US records in 1881. Its best-ever ranking was #198 in 2024, and 1,556 babies were given the name in 2024.
Celeste is pronounced /səˈlɛst/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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