Name Legacy

Celest

Recorded 1908–2025 · United States

Celest was most popular in 2004, when 56 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,803 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,089 people named Celest.

Most popular in2004
Rank that year#4,803
Births that year56
Total since 18801,089
Given to100% girls

Celest over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Celest’s peak in 2004. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Celest a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Celest is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,089 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Celest

Where Celest is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org