Girl

Celeste

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Beautiful But Not Top 100 ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“Latin for 'heavenly,' evoking the sky and celestial bodies. Popular in Renaissance art and literature as a name representing divine grace and ethereal beauty.”

Popularity Over Time

Celeste US popularity rank over timeRank 705 in 1930 to rank 198 in 2024. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#198#452#7051900192019401960198020002024

Currently ranked #198 in the United States.

Origin

FrenchLatin

Syllables

2

Nicknames

CellieCeles

Style

CelestialEtherealElegantTimelessRomantic

Famous Bearers

  • Céline Dion (Canadian singer)
  • Celeste Bartos (philanthropist)

Collections

Celestial & Cosmic → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Two Syllables →

Similar Names

Celestine

French Rare & Uncommon

Celestina

Italian Rare & Uncommon

Iris

Greek Top 100

Clara

Latin Top 100

Sibling Name Ideas

Margot

French Beautiful But Not Top 100

Claire

French Top 100

Iris

Greek Top 100

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Universal across Romance and Germanic languages

People Also Ask

Latin for 'heavenly,' evoking the sky and celestial bodies. Popular in Renaissance art and literature as a name representing divine grace and ethereal beauty.

Celeste is currently ranked #198 in the United States. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Popular nicknames for Celeste include Cellie, Celes.

Names that pair beautifully with Celeste include Margot, Claire, Iris.