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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Celesta

Celesta was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 846th; the most babies were born in 1921 (47). More babies were named Celesta in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
192147 babies
Total since 1880
2,136babies recorded

Celesta popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020#9,06311
2010——
2000#10,9218
1990——
1980#4,75915
1970#3,04022
1960#2,52423
1950#2,13121
1940#1,69322
1930#1,82220
1920#1,37933
1910#2,4695
1900#97715
1890#1,3625
1880——

How popular is Celesta, counting every spelling?

Celesta has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Celesta?

About 1,000 people born in the US named Celesta are alive today, with a median age of 56; half are between 39 and 71. That makes Celesta a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Celesta by state

How common Celesta was among girls born in each state in 1919–1923, around its peak. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesIN0.04Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesPA0.01New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesAR0.05Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Celesta, girls, 1919–1923. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Celesta: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Celesta, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Celesta

How popular is the name Celesta?

Celesta was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 846th; the most babies were born in 1921 (47). More babies were named Celesta in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Celesta a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Celesta in the US.

Where was Celesta most popular?

In 1919–1923, Celesta was most common in Arkansas (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by Indiana and Pennsylvania.