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Meaning of the nameCeleste

Celeste is a female name derived from Latin Caelestis, linked to caelum, 'sky', and meaning 'of the sky, celestial'.

Meaning

“of the sky, celestial”

Source: Behind the Name: Caelestis · Priberam: celeste

People (2022)
10,192
Rank in Brazil
#1,691
Median age
59 years
2010 Census
12,984
people

Celeste in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Celeste, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (2,322 people).

9,639 women 553 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Celeste is most common

States with the highest share of people named Celeste in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Bahia 0.012%
  2. Rio de Janeiro 0.010%
  3. Minas Gerais 0.007%
  4. São Paulo 0.005%
  5. Rio Grande do Sul 0.005%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo2,2960.005%
Bahia1,7150.012%
Rio de Janeiro1,5350.010%
Minas Gerais1,4740.007%
Rio Grande do Sul5500.005%
Pará3830.005%
Paraná3580.003%
Santa Catarina2520.003%
Goiás1950.003%
Amazonas1910.005%
Ceará1810.002%
Espírito Santo1810.005%
Maranhão1430.002%
Pernambuco1270.001%
Distrito Federal1100.004%
Mato Grosso780.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul730.003%
Sergipe580.003%
Piauí510.002%
Rondônia510.003%
Paraíba400.001%
Roraima320.005%
Alagoas300.001%
Amapá290.004%
Rio Grande do Norte240.001%
Acre190.002%
Tocantins160.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Celeste

Behind the Name lists Celeste as the Portuguese, Spanish and English feminine form of Caelestis, a Latin name meaning 'of the sky, celestial', derived from caelum, 'sky'. In Portuguese, celeste is also an adjective, from Latin caelestis, for what belongs to the firmament or has the color of the sky, according to Priberam. By decade of birth, the peak is in the 1960s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 10,192 people named Celeste, with a median age of 59. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Celeste · behindthename.com · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Caelestis · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Priberam: celeste · dicionario.priberam.org · meaning
  4. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Celeste · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Celeste

What does the name Celeste mean?

Celeste means “of the sky, celestial”, according to Behind the Name and Priberam.

How many people are named Celeste in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 10,192 people with the first name Celeste, which ranks it number 1,691 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Celeste a boy's or a girl's name?

Celeste is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 9,639 women and 553 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Celeste?

Celeste is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Celeste most common?

Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.012% of the state's population is named Celeste (1,715 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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