How Many People Are Named Seleste?
An estimated 829 people in the United States have the first name Seleste. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Seleste peaked in popularity in 2004 with 66 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Seleste 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 Seleste paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
829
About 1 in 413,455 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2004
66 births
Total Registered
848
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Seleste
Seleste is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 848 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Seleste as a female name
Ranked #7,180 in 2024
16 female births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (66 births)
Seleste: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Seleste span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 301 babies were registered. While Seleste is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Seleste by Decade
How has Seleste 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.
Seleste by State
Birth registrations for Seleste span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Arizona. The lowest are in Illinois, Georgia, Arizona. On average, about 64 Selestes were registered per state.
Seleste + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Seleste as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Seleste
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Seleste: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Seleste?
We estimate approximately 829 people named Seleste 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 413,455 Americans share this first name.
Is Seleste a common name?
Seleste is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 848 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Seleste most popular?
Seleste reached peak popularity in 2004, when 66 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Seleste is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Seleste a female name?
Seleste is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Seleste Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Seleste Smith, Seleste Johnson, Seleste 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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