Girl · Latin
Celeste
Say it: cheh-LES-teh
Meaning
From Latin caelestis 'heavenly'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Its wave through time
Timeless: in steady use for over a century
In the United States
- 59,211 babies given this name since 1881
- At its height in 2004, about 1 in 1,100 girls
- 865 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Celestina
| Italian | Celeste |
|---|---|
| French | Céleste |
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Where this comes from
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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