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Celine

Gender
Girl
Say it
se-LEEN
Origin
Latin
UK rank, 2025
#243 for girls
US rank, 2025
#207 for girls

Celine is a girls' name of Latin origin. In 2025 it ranked 243rd for girls in the UK (211 babies) and 207th for girls in the US (1,466 babies).

What does Celine mean?

Latin: French Céline, from the Roman name Caelina or a short form of Marceline

St Céline was the 5th-century mother of St Remigius, the bishop who baptised Clovis, king of the Franks.

More on Wiktionary.

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

Celine is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 211 girls in the UK and 1,466 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Celine in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#243among girls
Babies in 2025
211about 1 in 1,300 girls
Five-year trend
Rising fastup 124% in five years
Same name in a class
1.1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 211 girls in the UK were named Celine, making it the 243rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 460th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 222 girls.

Half of all the girls named Celine in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2023. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

Among girls in 2025, it was 235th in England and Wales and 284th in Scotland.

1996Busiest: 222 in 20242025
Celine in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025211#243
2024222#235
2023142#344
2022129#370
2021106#450
202097#460
201992#498
201868#653
201755#784
201634#1,096
201543#915
201433#1,131
201328#1,296
201227#1,293
201128#1,238
201029#1,200
200927#1,212
200828#1,141
200724#1,243
200626#1,118
200520#1,280
200434#866
200318#1,317
200229#884
200138#722
200059#538
199978#443
1998121#325
1997113#338
1996129#306

How popular is Celine in the US?

Rank in 2025
#207among girls
Babies in 2025
1,466about 1 in 1,100 girls
Five-year trend
Rising fastup 100% in five years
Same name in a class
1.3%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 1,466 girls in the US were named Celine, making it the 207th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 459th. It first appears in the records in 1893.

It has been given to more girls each year for the last 10 years. 2025 had the most girls named Celine of any year since it first appeared, in 1893.

Half of all the girls named Celine in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.

1893Busiest: 1,466 in 20252025
Celine in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20251,466#207
20241,348#228
20231,032#300
2022941#342
2021802#390
2020672#459
2019639#491
2018614#505
2017575#539
2016492#610
2015341#823
2014391#716
2013345#791
2012269#946
2011201#1,196
2010231#1,075
2009237#1,077
2008248#1,053
2007267#998
2006241#1,060
2005263#940
2004317#799
2003309#801
2002302#778
2001282#823
2000357#676
1999394#617
1998565#456
1997443#537
1996271#773
1995231#844
1994247#811
1993157#1,129
1992122#1,354
199177#1,826
199052#2,369
198943#2,613
198841#2,592
198754#2,043
198638#2,563
198547#2,202
198450#2,017
198335#2,551
198232#2,830
198149#2,085
198039#2,440
197934#2,621
197836#2,431
197732#2,606
197629#2,663
197529#2,612
197429#2,556
197334#2,267
197234#2,222
197142#2,001
197041#2,017
196939#2,003
196833#2,091
196729#2,212
196642#1,736
196564#1,379
196461#1,443
196353#1,546
196271#1,314
196160#1,434
196053#1,522
195955#1,449
195876#1,220
195749#1,530
195637#1,737
195533#1,838
195447#1,464
195344#1,472
195238#1,559
195142#1,449
195027#1,834
194945#1,375
194845#1,369
194732#1,696
194634#1,507
194527#1,587
194423#1,741
194327#1,624
194227#1,591
194123#1,649
194032#1,313
193923#1,585
193840#1,140
193729#1,355
193628#1,375
193534#1,219
193428#1,372
193344#1,050
193247#1,032
193149#995
193028#1,460
192932#1,338
192849#1,069
192748#1,097
192631#1,448
192519#2,017
192419#2,061
192314#2,465
192212#2,778
19216#4,462
192018#2,079
191922#1,745
191816#2,208
191712#2,551
19160–
191516#1,963
191412#2,009
191310#2,033
19127#2,359
19110–
19100–
19097#1,763
19080–
19076#1,820
19067#1,553
19056#1,695
19040–
19030–
19029#1,219
19010–
19006#1,722
18990–
18980–
18976#1,384
18960–
18950–
18940–
18935#1,437

Names like Celine

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Daphne Maeve Sylvie Celeste Myla Zoe Aurora Willow Camille Stevie Romy Athena

Other spellings of Celine

Celline

Names related to Celine

Celina Celyn Ceylin Celena Celene Caelin

More Latin names

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Celine: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/celine, updated 20 October 2026.