Given name
Celesta
“a heavenly daughter”
Celesta is a variant of Celeste. One Latin interpretation is “a heavenly daughter.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Celesta is a variant of Celeste. One Latin interpretation is “a heavenly daughter.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Celesta is a variant of Celeste. An origin associated with Celeste is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Celesta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,136
- 0 boys · 2,136 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 47 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −36%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 47 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,053 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Celesta’s family of names
Celesta has a related form in Celeste.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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