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Girl name

Seleste

100% girls · 24 born in 2025

Seleste has been given to about 873 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2004, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 863
Median age today22 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Seleste per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2004 · 66
  • Born in 202524
  • All time873

How popular is Seleste?

Its best year was 2004, when 66 babies were given the name, ranking 2552nd. The typical living American called Seleste is about 22 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Seleste

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Celeste0.89
  2. Selene0.73
  3. Evette0.68
  4. Colette0.63
  5. Suzette0.63
  6. Arlette0.63
  7. Collette0.61
  8. Scarlette0.59

Middle names for Seleste

Ranked by flow score
  1. Seleste Catherine0.84
  2. Seleste Josephine0.84
  3. Seleste Rose0.83
  4. Seleste Marie0.83
  5. Seleste Grace0.83
  6. Seleste Jane0.83

Sibling names for Seleste

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kaelisister · 0.83
  2. Thaliasister · 0.81
  3. Paulinasister · 0.81
  4. Tracebrother · 0.81
  5. Misaelbrother · 0.81
  6. Nikolasbrother · 0.80

Where Seleste is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%
  2. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Seleste Nguyen0.78
  2. Seleste Moore0.78
  3. Seleste Hill0.78
  4. Seleste Hall0.78
  5. Seleste Brown0.78
  6. Seleste Young0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Seleste

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. Scotland1974–2020

Seleste across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.