Celeste

Latin

"heavenly"

Celeste Origin and Meaning

The name Celeste is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "heavenly".

Celeste is a softly pretty and somewhat quaint name with heavenly overtones, which kids might associate with Queen Celeste of Babar's elephant kingdom. She's a light and lovely choice that's finally getting noticed.

Celeste has been in the Top 1000 every year since 1880. Best known modern Celeste is Oscar-winning actress Celeste Holm.

If you want a more unusual variation, consider Celestine, Celestia -- or even Celestial.

Celeste Rank in US Top 1000

# 275 in the US

Celeste Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 93 on Nameberry

Celeste Popularity

• 275 US 2023
• 93 Nameberry 2024
• 189 Canada 2023
• 725 Future 2028
• 608 England 2021
• 293 Mexico 2021
• 40 Chile 2021

20 Names Similar to Celeste

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Celeste.

• Celestia
• Athena
• Anastasia
• Daphne
• Cordelia
• Delphine
• Estelle
• Astrid
• Aurora
• Artemis
• Aurelia
• Felicity
• Helena
• Calliope
• Cassandra
• Blythe
• Diana
• Cecilia
• Cecily
• Stella

Famous People Named Celeste

• Celeste Holm American actress
• Celeste Thorson American actress, model and screenwriter
• Celeste Marshall Miss Bahamas 2012
• Celeste Rizvana Buckingham Slovak singer,songwriter
• Celeste Beryl Bonin aka Kaitlyn American pro wrestler
• Celeste Headlee American public radio presenter
• Madame Céleste French dancer and actress
• Celeste American adult film actress
• Celeste Woss y Gil Dominican painter
• Celeste Barber Australian Comedian
• Celeste Anais Boureille American soccer player
• Celeste Watts daughter of Shanann Watts and sister of Bella Watts

Celeste in Pop Culture

• Celeste Martin main character in 2012 film "Celeste & Jesse Forever"
• Celeste Boyd character in Dennis Lehane's "Mystic River"
• Celeste wife of Babar the Elephant in children's book series by Jean de Brunhoff
• Celeste Newsome character in the "Selection" series by Kiera Cass
• Princess Celeste Furlow character in "The Internment Chronicles" by Lauren DeStefano
• Celeste Perrault (born "Francesca "Frankie" Brooks) character on American soap "Days of Our Lives
• Celeste Blodgett main character in 2004 TV movie "Celeste in the City"
• Celeste Kane character on TV's "Veronica Mars"
• Celeste Angel's stuffed bear in James Patterson's Maximum Ride series
• Celeste Marie Helene Dubois witch on TV's "The Originals"
• Celeste Inpax character in video game 'Ace Attorney'
• Celeste Wright character in "Big Little Lies"
• Celeste character in video game "Mirror's Edge"
• Celeste Harbottle character in novel 'Beswitched'
• Celeste Middleton (Charlene "Charlie" Bradbury) character on TV's "Supernatural"
• Celeste character in 16 Wishes
• Celeste 2018 video game
• Celeste owl character in "Animal Crossing" video game series