Celeste Forename

4,848th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 215,913 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Angola

Celeste Forename Definition:

A female name. Latin caelestis ‘heavenly'. There was a St Celesta, who no doubt sponsored the name, which is not uncommon in France. Celestine, which also occurs, is probably a diminutive of Celeste, and not taken from the papal name Celestinus.

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Celeste Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
54,1241:6,698851
Angola
100%
31,5811:854183
Mozambique-26,8791:1,014218
Brazil
100%
16,2011:13,2241,385
Philippines
 
98%
12,8471:8,2521,184
Italy
 
99%
9,1391:6,681518
South Africa
100%
8,3861:6,5031,223
Dominican Republic-7,8511:1,329212
Portugal-7,4531:1,397187
Mexico
100%
5,4171:22,9181,315
Argentina
 
97%
3,9161:10,923684
Congo
 
65%
3,6091:1,388229
Guatemala
 
99%
3,3041:4,875598
Canada
100%
2,3011:14,4001,471
Ecuador-2,2961:7,721716
Spain
100%
2,2151:21,0071,220
Venezuela
100%
1,8401:16,4141,496
Uruguay
100%
1,6601:2,065290
Cuba-1,0821:10,635790
Paraguay
100%
1,0511:6,886832
England
100%
1,0271:54,1412,502
Chile
100%
9881:17,8211,025
Australia-9711:14,0661,140
Netherlands
100%
9541:17,7171,787
Peru
100%
9111:34,8972,137
DR Congo
70%
 
6441:114,6395,909
France
 
93%
6031:110,2332,339
Bolivia
100%
4611:22,9971,513
Honduras
100%
4481:19,6821,444
Nicaragua
 
95%
4311:13,9641,254
New Zealand-3911:11,6011,159
Jamaica-3201:9,0101,077
Cape Verde-3011:1,758297
Gabon
100%
2811:6,7021,252
Ghana-2811:96,0364,158
Panama
100%
2461:15,8801,745
Singapore
100%
2251:27,9425,813
Namibia-2001:12,0211,364
Haiti
100%
1961:54,7293,574
São Tomé and Príncipe
100%
1731:1,110211
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
1691:8,0561,257
Germany
 
98%
1651:585,9275,766
Cameroon
56%
 
1261:171,5127,624
Barbados-1181:2,456513
Swaziland-1031:12,6231,554
Guyana
100%
1021:7,4831,224
Thailand
100%
1001:700,65829,530
United Arab Emirates-1001:71,5206,063
Switzerland
100%
961:85,5572,901
Malaysia
 
93%
931:327,41916,313
Belgium
100%
911:126,2643,881
China-861:15,884,37060,082
Scotland
100%
781:68,5941,882
India
100%
721:16,873,305423,037
Lebanon
 
98%
701:80,3942,926
Colombia
100%
671:713,1189,443
Bahamas-661:6,051844
Ireland
100%
591:78,7042,161
Sweden
 
96%
591:167,0836,176
El Salvador-551:115,3052,268
Puerto Rico-531:66,9871,601
Costa Rica
100%
481:99,3323,191
Hong Kong-461:168,5383,144
Ivory Coast
 
58%
441:524,45319,218
Indonesia-351:7,370,391259,122
Iraq
100%
341:1,029,9378,327
Kuwait-281:135,1888,745
Wales
100%
281:110,5112,590
Botswana-261:84,0177,219
Qatar
 
90%
261:91,13911,761
United States Virgin Islands-251:4,390749
Denmark-231:245,6305,032
Taiwan
100%
211:1,131,89040,612
Belize
100%
191:18,6482,166
Uganda
79%
 
191:2,155,62727,415
Greece
100%
181:607,4757,461
Saint Lucia
100%
181:9,8791,352
Bermuda-171:3,813661
Norway
100%
171:301,9026,548
Zambia-171:932,63515,302
Saint Kitts and Nevis
100%
131:4,220766
Benin
100%
121:881,32023,430
South Korea-121:462,03512,149
Zimbabwe
100%
121:1,285,31841,030
Burkina Faso
80%
 
111:1,670,86139,584
Japan-111:11,635,09636,893
Israel
100%
101:840,29212,787
Antigua and Barbuda-91:11,0441,733
Poland
100%
91:4,225,2354,388
Saudi Arabia-91:3,423,61814,711
Albania
100%
81:380,82115,237
Czechia-81:1,332,0203,968
Russia-81:18,029,21355,117
Turks and Caicos Islands-81:4,338950
Guam-71:22,9492,164
Jersey-71:14,2831,073
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
71:15,9402,043
Nigeria
100%
61:29,594,060217,150
Liberia
100%
51:882,41221,482
Bahrain-41:337,1684,986
Chad
100%
41:3,399,6008,891
French Polynesia-41:69,4762,352
Luxembourg-41:141,0122,772
Malawi-41:4,278,07813,569
Morocco-41:8,587,15911,086
Rwanda
100%
41:2,842,8582,668
Croatia
100%
31:1,405,69211,430
Montserrat-31:1,625276
Senegal
 
67%
31:4,860,45220,187
Vietnam-31:30,874,3715,995
Afghanistan-21:16,311,75848,279
Austria
100%
21:4,257,10013,469
Cambodia-21:8,136,66551,498
Finland
 
60%
21:2,741,59219,235
Guinea-21:5,929,3246,648
Hungary-21:4,895,8864,852
Iceland-21:183,0085,215
Kenya-21:23,153,55556,680
Macau-21:304,1041,640
Mauritius-21:648,8928,630
Oman-21:2,054,3348,531
Pakistan
100%
21:97,178,840228,758
Romania-21:10,025,98847,037
Northern Ireland
100%
11:1,843,1463,737
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
American Samoa-11:55,8453,376
Anguilla-11:13,2551,687
Aruba-11:103,7802,838
Bangladesh-11:159,461,36636,167
Belarus-11:9,482,38420,892
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Curaçao-11:155,8031,239
Djibouti-11:915,6642,132
East Timor-11:1,218,375811
Gambia-11:1,926,5961,391
Georgia-11:3,738,46629,095
Grenada
100%
11:108,1254,208
Isle of Man-11:85,023723
Jordan
100%
11:8,826,77411,126
Micronesia-11:106,5001,462
Nepal-11:28,487,352119,417
New Caledonia-11:270,1643,221
Niger
100%
11:19,183,99477,442
Northern Mariana Islands-11:54,6681,803
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Samoa-11:195,1901,348
Serbia-11:7,145,72110,629
Seychelles-11:92,6701,891
South Sudan
100%
11:11,551,0193,224
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Suriname-11:552,8115,457
Syria-11:19,306,0759,560
Tanzania-11:52,788,31985,066
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Vanuatu-11:261,7921,604

The alternate forms: Celesté (954), Cèleste (550), Céleste (412), Celéste (360), Çeleste (39), Celestè (1), Celestë (1), Célèste (6), Celésté (1), Célesté (1) & Cèlèste (1) are calculated separately.

Celeste (20,934) may also be a surname.

Celeste Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A female name. Latin caelestis ‘heavenly'. There was a St Celesta, who no doubt sponsored the name, which is not uncommon in France. Celestine, which also occurs, is probably a diminutive of Celeste, and not taken from the papal name Celestinus. Celeste and Celestine are occasionally used in England.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Celeste Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Celesté95954/
Cèleste95550/
Céleste95412/
Celéste95360/
Çeleste9539/
Celestè951/
Celestë951/
Celester93781/
Celestie93249/
Celestte9344/
Celestee9336/
Cheleste9335/
Celestes9322/
Celestea9318/
Celesthe9313/
Cesleste9310/
Cieleste936/
Celieste935/
Celesste934/
Celestey934/
Sceleste933/
Celeaste933/
Celeeste932/
Ceileste932/
Celeiste932/
Celestei932/
Celestet932/
Czeleste932/
Dceleste932/
Celetste932/
Ceyleste931/
Celest'e931/
Celesteh931/
Ce'leste931/
Cealeste931/
Ceeleste931/
Cel'este931/
Celestée931/
Celest921,486/
Celete92103/
Célèste906/
Celésté901/
Célesté901/
Cèlèste901/
Celesther8810/
Chelester8810/
Ceileaste883/
Celeaster882/
Ceelester882/
Celessthe882/
Cielester882/
Celesthea882/
Cielestie881/
Chelestes881/
Chelesthe881/
Chelestte881/
Celeesthe881/
Celesteer881/
Celestezz881/
Celesthes881/
Celestihe881/
Celesttee881/
Celeszthe881/
Celestije881/
Celhester881/
Celesta863,107/
Seleste861,073/
Celesti86439/
Celesty86372/
Celiste86156/
Chelete8667/
Celette8654/
Celiete8642/
Cyleste8640/
Zeleste8638/
Geleste8617/
Cileste8616/
Chelest869/
Celehte869/
Xeleste867/
Celezte866/
Celesth865/
Scelest865/
Celestí865/
Celethe865/
Celests864/
Celyste864/
Celeast864/
Celeter864/
Celiest863/
Jeleste862/
Celeite862/
Celesst862/
Celetes862/
Celexte862/
Celeate862/
Ceslest861/
Celedte861/
Keleste861/
Cealest861/
Celestä861/
Celestç861/
Celetje861/
Ceulete861/
Celet83143/
Chelhester822/
Selester80170/
Chelette80108/
Celister8032/
Selestie8017/
Jelester8016/
Celestio8016/
Gelester8013/
Celesthy8013/
Celistie8011/
Sheleste8010/
Cilester8010/
Celestha809/
Cheliste807/
Chelesty806/
Selesthe805/
Celestis805/
Cealster805/
Celiette803/
Celyster803/
Scelesta802/
Zelester802/
Zelesthe802/
Zelestte802/
Celeisty802/
Celether802/
Selestee802/
Celesthi802/
Selestes802/
Gelestte801/
Chelesté801/
Cheleter801/
Cheslest801/
Celeitte801/
Celeshty801/
Celestih801/
Celestti801/
Celeszta801/
Celezthe801/
Celeztie801/
Celiesta801/
Ceilette801/
Selestea801/
Scelesty801/
Scelette801/
Sealeste801/
Kelestes801/
Célestie801/
Cheléste801/
Selete77336/
Celeta77224/
Celite77116/
Selest7784/
Chelet7747/
Cilete7746/
Cylest7724/
Zelete7722/
Celist7720/
Celést7715/
Celesd778/
Celeth776/
Zelest773/
Celyte773/
Celett772/
Celety772/
Celiet772/
Celyst772/
Celeté772/
Cilest772/
Ceulet771/
Celets771/
Ceilet771/
Shelester7511/
Schelette755/
Shelleste753/
Celisther753/
Zealeuste753/
Selesther752/
Zelesther752/
Cheylette752/
Chelesthy752/
Chelethea752/
Chelister752/
Chylester751/
Chelestay751/
Celysther751/
Sselester751/
Selessthe751/
Sheileste751/
Sealester751/
Zzelesthe751/
Zelesthee751/
Quieleste751/
Keylester751/
Kelesther751/
Seleistee751/
Chelhette751/
Cel'estis751/
Seleyster751/
Caylester751/
Chelistea751/
Selesta71399/
Celieta71100/
Celista7181/
Celisty7165/
Celetha7152/
Selesti7150/
Selette7146/
Celetta7139/
Syleste7136/
Çelesta7127/
Cilette7126/
Cilesta7125/
Seletei7117/
Chilete7117/
Sileste7117/
Seliete7116/
Celeita7115/
Selesty7114/
Kelesta7111/
Seliste7111/
Cheslet7111/
Shelete7111/
Cylette7110/
Shelest719/
Cilesty718/
Celisti718/
Celieth717/
Celeata716/
Celiter716/
Cylesta716/
Selesté716/
Kelesti715/
Ciliste714/
Cylestt714/
Kelesty714/
Zelette714/
Célesta713/
Seleter713/
Cheleth713/
Jelesty713/
Seleete713/
Ceileta713/
Chelite713/
Selesth713/
Celésta713/
Zelesta712/
Sceleta712/
Sehlete712/
Zelezte712/
Celitte712/
Celeeta712/
Celetis712/
Celezty712/
Chelett712/
Chelety712/
Cilesti712/
Celites712/
Cylesty712/
Selethe712/
Zelethe712/
Cilesté712/
Seletie712/
Cislete712/
Gelesty711/
Ceyleth711/
Cesleth711/
Celiote711/
Celixte711/
Celizte711/
Celeith711/
Celetch711/
Celethi711/
Chailester711/
Ceileth711/
Ceillet711/
Celeath711/
Cylethe711/
Seilest711/
Seylest711/
Seleust711/
Seléste711/
Settlestei711/
Sceleti711/
Sceletz711/
Xelette711/
Zelesty711/
Zeliste711/
Seleite711/
Seletea711/
Seletje711/
Celehté711/
Cylesti711/
Ciléste711/
Cilethe711/
Celetio711/
Çileste711/
Shelste711/
Celaite711/
Sylester67363/
Selet67131/
Shelette6760/
Celit6743/
Silester6743/
Jelister6720/
Selister6716/
Selestio6715/
Chilette6713/
Shellete6710/
Selethea679/
Cylet677/
Zelet677/
Celed677/
Sealiete675/
Gelister674/
Sealesta674/
Scheleta674/
Sehlethe674/
Selessty674/
Sheleter673/
Sylestee673/
Cheletai673/
Chelisty673/
Chelitte673/
Celeetha673/
Kelestis672/
Schelett672/
Sceletta672/
Selestis672/
Seletter672/
Seliette672/
Celeatha672/
Celeitha672/
Celietta672/
Cilister672/
Cilet672/
Silestie672/
Shelesta672/
Gilester671/
Chilesty671/
Chelytte671/
Chelaite671/
Chelisti671/
Chelitei671/
Celyceth671/
Celietha671/
Cealista671/
Sselesty671/
Tselesta671/
Silestej671/
Selistie671/
Seleisty671/
Selether671/
Selettie671/
Seliesta671/
Shileste671/
Shelesty671/
Sheliete671/
Scelisty671/
Sealette671/
Seelesta671/
Keylesta671/
Khelstep671/
Kelistes671/
Keleesta671/
Kelessta671/
Kelestty671/
Seleatte671/
Seleshta671/
Seiletje671/
Cecelsté671/
Cilesthi671/
Ciliesta671/
Cailster671/
Selyster671/
Selistea671/
Silieste671/
Gileaste671/
Jylester671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Celeste