Boy or Girl

Is Celesta a boy or girl name?

Celesta was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,136 US babies named Celesta were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#13,778
Babies named Celesta since 1881
2,136
Most popular year
1921
47 babies
Babies named Celesta each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Celesta from 1881 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0153045601900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Celesta, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s027100%
1890s066100%
1900s0121100%
1910s0259100%
1920s0347100%
1930s0199100%
1940s0177100%
1950s0228100%
1960s0175100%
1970s0191100%
1980s0124100%
1990s095100%
2000s068100%
2010s027100%
2020s032100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–6#13,778
20230–7#12,395
20220–8#11,411
20210–0–
20200–11#9,056
20190–8#11,579
20180–8#11,610
20170–0–
20160–6#14,699
20150–0–
20140–5#17,102
20130–0–
20120–0–
20110–0–
20100–0–
20090–0–
20080–7#14,133
20070–0–
20060–14#8,332
20050–10#10,279
20040–0–
20030–10#9,814
20020–6#13,931
20010–13#7,822
20000–8#10,921
19990–5#14,833
19980–7#11,346
19970–10#8,463
19960–12#7,222
19950–8#9,734
19940–10#8,237
19930–8#9,718
19920–22#4,558
19910–13#6,658
19900–0–
19890–14#5,890
19880–11#6,719
19870–10#6,873
19860–9#7,215
19850–8#7,669
19840–12#5,588
19830–21#3,699
19820–15#4,745
19810–9#6,877
19800–15#4,759
19790–17#4,252
19780–15#4,477
19770–19#3,777
19760–12#4,928
19750–24#2,980
19740–27#2,690
19730–21#3,136
19720–18#3,419
19710–16#3,808
19700–22#3,040
19690–17#3,336
19680–11#4,245
19670–18#2,979
19660–15#3,280
19650–15#3,279
19640–23#2,606
19630–21#2,715
19620–18#2,941
19610–14#3,476
19600–23#2,524
19590–30#2,059
19580–17#2,870
19570–25#2,225
19560–14#3,201
19550–27#2,069
19540–23#2,248
19530–23#2,179
19520–29#1,865
19510–19#2,323
19500–21#2,131
19490–21#2,147
19480–23#2,017
19470–28#1,827
19460–20#2,099
19450–11#2,763
19440–11#2,793
19430–12#2,724
19420–12#2,688
19410–17#2,032
19400–22#1,693
19390–17#1,955
19380–16#2,033
19370–21#1,686
19360–19#1,747
19350–26#1,454
19340–18#1,846
19330–23#1,559
19320–21#1,696
19310–18#1,884
19300–20#1,822
19290–28#1,453
19280–33#1,345
19270–33#1,409
19260–31#1,452
19250–44#1,163
19240–33#1,447
19230–28#1,561
19220–37#1,289
19210–47#1,115
19200–33#1,379
19190–32#1,372
19180–42#1,153
19170–31#1,313
19160–40#1,115
19150–39#1,078
19140–31#1,082
19130–18#1,368
19120–14#1,489
19110–7#1,995
19100–5#2,469
19090–13#1,160
19080–10#1,369
19070–14#1,043
19060–9#1,338
19050–9#1,319
19040–17#884
19030–12#1,039
19020–11#1,081
19010–11#1,019
19000–15#977
18990–0–
18980–9#1,185
18970–0–
18960–11#1,005
18950–9#1,135
18940–10#1,008
18930–6#1,304
18920–6#1,305
18910–10#901
18900–5#1,362
18890–9#913
18880–6#1,158
18870–7#961
18860–0–
18850–0–
18840–0–
18830–0–
18820–0–
18810–5#846

Highest rank

Celesta has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #846 in 1881. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Celesta

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.