How Many People Are Named Celeste?
An estimated 53,978 people in the United States have the first name Celeste. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Celeste peaked in popularity in 2004 with 1,637 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Celeste as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Celeste paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Celeste is overwhelmingly female, 57 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
53,978
About 1 in 6,350 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
2004
1,637 births
Total Registered
64,006
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Celeste
Celeste is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 64,006 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Celeste as a male name
Ranked #12,840 in 2008
5 male births in 2008
Peak: 1918 (7 births)
Celeste as a female name
Ranked #198 in 2024
1,556 female births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (1,637 births)
Celeste: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Celeste span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 10,560 babies were registered. While Celeste is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Celeste by Decade
How has Celeste tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 139 | 0 | 139 | |
| 1890s | 295 | 0 | 295 | |
| 1900s | 429 | 0 | 429 | |
| 1910s | 1,163 | 12 | 1,151 | |
| 1920s | 1,313 | 0 | 1,313 | |
| 1930s | 1,104 | 0 | 1,104 | |
| 1940s | 2,167 | 0 | 2,167 | |
| 1950s | 6,679 | 12 | 6,667 | |
| 1960s | 6,978 | 0 | 6,978 | |
| 1970s | 5,542 | 6 | 5,536 | |
| 1980s | 5,328 | 17 | 5,311 | |
| 1990s | 9,820 | 5 | 9,815 | |
| 2000s | 10,560 | 5 | 10,555 | |
| 2010s | 6,838 | 0 | 6,838 | |
| 2020s | 5,651 | 0 | 5,651 | |
Celeste by State
Birth registrations for Celeste span all 49 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Vermont, North Dakota, Alaska. On average, about 1,187 Celestes were registered per state.
Celeste + Last Name Combinations
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Celeste: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Celeste?
We estimate approximately 53,978 people named Celeste are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 6,350 Americans share this first name.
Is Celeste a common name?
Celeste is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 64,006 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Celeste most popular?
Celeste reached peak popularity in 2004, when 1,637 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Celeste is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Celeste a female name?
Celeste is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Celeste Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Celeste Smith, Celeste Johnson, Celeste Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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