Celt
Boy · KELT · English
Celt is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “member of the Celtic peoples”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies).
What does Celt mean?
English: the English word, from Latin Celtae and Greek Keltoi
“member of the Celtic peoples”
Ancient Greek writers called the peoples north of the Alps Keltoi, the source of the word.
- Say it
- KELT
Is Celt a girl's or a boy's name?
Celt is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Celt in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Celt, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 14 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Celt than any year since 2013.
Half of all the boys named Celt in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Celt in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 14 | #1,789 |
| 2021 | 12 | #1,969 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
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