Given name

Celisse

“a heavenly daughter”

Celisse is a variant of Celeste. One Latin interpretation is “a heavenly daughter.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Celisse is a variant of Celeste. One Latin interpretation is “a heavenly daughter.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Celisse 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 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Celisse through the years

Babies since 1880
113
0 boys · 113 girls
Most popular year
1984
48 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Celisse in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1982–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 48 in 1984. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 148 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.

Celisse’s family of names

Celisse has a related form in Celeste.

Walk Celisse’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Celisse, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

French

Elyse

“my God is bountiful”

51UncommonEasing

>99% girls

English

Sable

“one who is sleek”

35RareRising fast

5% boys · 95% girls

Literary

Alyse

“noble” · “kind”

33RareEasing

>99% girls

French · Modern

Symone

“one who listens well”

28RareEasing

>99% girls

Yoruban

Sade

“one who is honorable”

39RareRising

4% boys · 96% girls

Nature

Hollie

“near the valley of the holly bushes” · “from the holly tree”

34RareEasing

>99% girls

Latin

Cecily

Cecily is a feminine given name from Latin.

43UncommonEasing

>99% girls

 

Elicia

“my God is bountiful”

27RareSteady

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Celisse’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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