Girl's name
Celine
Say it suh-LEEN
Latin origin heaven
2 syllables
Where Celine is loved, common and rare
Common across Sweden and Italy. Rare in Canada, Norway, four German cities and nine more places.
1 in 1,174 girls born in Ireland in 2025
Italy 53rdSweden 53rdOntario 103rd
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Every place
In 19 of the 40 official lists, among them Italy (53rd), Sweden (53rd) and Ontario (103rd).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 53rd 2024 | 663 | 1 in 270 |
| Sweden | 53rd 2025 | 236 | about 1 in 170 |
| Ontario province | 103rd 2024 | 110 | about 1 in 495 |
| Norway | 103rd 2025 | 56 | 1 in 389 |
| British Columbia province | 132nd 2023 | 22 | about 1 in 544 |
| Quebec province | 136th 2025 | 41 | about 1 in 634 |
| Switzerland as Céline | 160th 2025 | 61 | 1 in 557 |
| Berlin city | 173rd 2023 | 18 | about 1 in 806 |
| Austria | 227th 2025 | 26 | 1 in 1,374 |
| England and Wales | 235th 2025 | 199 | 1 in 1,273 |
| The Netherlands | 238th 2025 | 110 | about 1 in 555 |
| Ireland | 239th 2025 | 18 | 1 in 1,174 |
| Scotland | 284th 2025 | 12 | 1 in 1,491 |
| Catalonia region | 286th 2025 | 12 | 1 in 1,606 |
| France as Céline | 290th 2025 | 235 | 1 in 1,220 |
| Cologne city | 308th 2023 | 3 | about 1 in 2,048 |
| Poland | 498th 2025 | 6 | 1 in 19,965 |
| Bonn city | 145th 2025 | 5 | about 1 in 603 |
| Leipzig city | 212th 2025 | 2 | about 1 in 1,312 |
Rare, below the listed names: Northern Ireland, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, Munich, Rostock, Spain, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Sources: ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); Statistics Norway (SSB) (Norway); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Idescat (Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya) (Catalonia); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig). How we count, and every source
About the name
Celine comes from French Céline, which goes back to the Latin Caelīna, from the Roman family name Caelius and ultimately caelum, 'heaven'. It can also be a short form of Marceline, the feminine diminutive of Marcel.
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Two syllables, said suh-LEEN, with the stress on the second. Céline is the accented French spelling. Related names include Celina, Selina, Selena and Celia.
The French records show a peak around 1979, when it was a very fashionable name in France. Today it is used most in Sweden, Italy and Norway, and in Canada it appears among the top 150 in Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec. It is rising in about half the regions where it is recorded, so it is a name of that era that is finding a new audience.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- suh-LEEN, 2 syllables
- Meaning
heaven
- Origin
- Latin
- Other spellings
- Celina
- Selena
- Selina
- Celia
- Cecilia
- Marceline
- Celene
- Zeline
- Cecilie
- Seline
- Cecylia
- Cécile
- Silke
- Celin
Counted together here: Celinè and Céline.
Etymology
From French Céline, from Latin Caelīna, derived from the Roman gens name Caelius, from caelum (“heaven”). Also a short form of Marceline, feminine diminutive of Marcel.
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 10 of 17 regions, falling in 1.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 1112 | 764 | 624 | 500 | 442 | 423 | 347 | 314 | 227 | 235 |
| Scotland | 798 | 808 | 809 | 493 | 760 | 749 | 333 | 284 | ||
| Ireland | 734 | 734 | 551 | 700 | 764 | 389 | 404 | 294 | 239 | |
| Ontario | 379 | 233 | 149 | 171 | 150 | 152 | 156 | 114 | 103 | |
| British Columbia | 455 | 225 | 167 | 210 | 390 | 191 | 286 | 132 | ||
| Quebec | 301 | 221 | 258 | 233 | 189 | 250 | 261 | 268 | 206 | 136 |
| France | 476 | 395 | 466 | 403 | 432 | 470 | 399 | 344 | 258 | 290 |
| The Netherlands | 412 | 294 | 314 | 369 | 268 | 298 | 276 | 210 | 238 | |
| Austria | 158 | 178 | 202 | 220 | 240 | 165 | 205 | 251 | 218 | 227 |
| Switzerland | 138 | 130 | 202 | 178 | 196 | 225 | 238 | 197 | 192 | 160 |
| Berlin | 245 | 173 | 176 | 233 | 160 | 213 | 219 | 173 | ||
| Munich | 258 | 226 | 170 | |||||||
| Cologne | 236 | 249 | 349 | 174 | 181 | 435 | 252 | 308 | ||
| Bonn | 512 | 176 | 134 | 371 | 357 | 155 | 139 | 176 | 223 | 145 |
| Leipzig | 253 | 257 | 131 | 151 | 191 | 405 | 186 | 215 | 212 | |
| Rostock | 143 | 202 | 187 | 158 | ||||||
| Norway | 67 | 79 | 66 | 106 | 85 | 109 | 103 | 96 | 100 | 103 |
| Sweden | 95 | 94 | 100 | 79 | 68 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 43 | 53 |
| Catalonia | 617 | 620 | 610 | 339 | 237 | 286 | ||||
| Italy | 395 | 420 | 303 | 199 | 102 | 53 | ||||
| Poland | 711 | 491 | 574 | 603 | 766 | 721 | 475 | 498 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 235 | 199 | 78.6 |
| 2024 | 227 | 209 | 81.0 |
| 2023 | 314 | 139 | 54.2 |
| 2022 | 347 | 123 | 46.7 |
| 2021 | 423 | 104 | 37.9 |
| 2020 | 442 | 95 | 35.4 |
| 2019 | 500 | 82 | 29.3 |
| 2018 | 624 | 65 | 22.5 |
| 2017 | 764 | 52 | 17.4 |
| 2016 | 1112 | 31 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 871 | 42 | 13.6 |
| 2014 | 1070 | 33 | 10.8 |
| 2013 | 1253 | 27 | 8.8 |
| 2012 | 1253 | 26 | 8.1 |
| 2011 | 1196 | 27 | 8.4 |
| 2010 | 1125 | 29 | 9.0 |
| 2009 | 1139 | 27 | 8.6 |
| 2008 | 1093 | 27 | 8.6 |
| 2007 | 1196 | 23 | 7.5 |
| 2006 | 1087 | 25 | 8.4 |
| 2005 | 1200 | 20 | 6.9 |
| 2004 | 804 | 34 | 11.9 |
| 2003 | 1269 | 17 | 6.1 |
| 2002 | 822 | 29 | 10.8 |
| 2001 | 685 | 37 | 13.8 |
| 2000 | 527 | 53 | 19.4 |
| 1999 | 449 | 66 | 23.4 |
| 1998 | 330 | 107 | 37.0 |
| 1997 | 342 | 99 | 33.8 |
| 1996 | 313 | 113 | 38.2 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
France since 1925
Half of the babies named Celine in France since 1925 were born in or after 1980. First recorded in 1925. Her peak year there: 1979, at 3,681.7 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Celine per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period. Her 1979 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.
Sister names for Celine
1 in 1,118 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Celine.
1 in 3,578 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Celine.
Similar forms, not dealt separately: Mariam.
1 in 632 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Celine.
1 in 1,408 in Ireland
1 in 660 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Celine.
1 in 424 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Celine.
1 in 2,641 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Celine.
1 in 754 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Celine.
1 in 2,347 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Celine.
1 in 405 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Celine.
Middle names for Celine
1 in 71 in Scotland
Celine Olivia
2-4 beats · initials CO
Changes the beat after Celine: 2 syllables, then 4 syllables.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
Celine Emily
2-3 beats · initials CE
Changes the beat after Celine: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Celine Grace
2-1 beats · initials CG
Changes the beat after Celine: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 99 in Scotland
Celine Sophia
2-3 beats · initials CS
Changes the beat after Celine: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 311 in Ireland
Celine Maria
2-3 beats · initials CM
Changes the beat after Celine: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 88 in Scotland
Celine Amelia
2-4 beats · initials CA
Changes the beat after Celine: 2 syllables, then 4 syllables.
1 in 162 in England and Wales
Celine Evelyn
2-3 beats · initials CE
Changes the beat after Celine: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Celine Rose
2-1 beats · initials CR
Changes the beat after Celine: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
Same style as Celine
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 1,278 in Scotland
94% alike: moves with Celine across countries and decades.
1 in 424 in England and Wales
93% alike: moves with Celine across countries and decades.
1 in 898 in England and Wales
92% alike: moves with Celine across countries and decades.
1 in 1,118 in Scotland
92% alike: moves with Celine across countries and decades.
1 in 5,964 in Scotland
91% alike: moves with Celine across countries and decades.
1 in 405 in Northern Ireland
91% alike: moves with Celine across countries and decades.
1 in 2,113 in Ireland
91% alike: moves with Celine across countries and decades.
1 in 5,282 in Ireland
91% alike: moves with Celine across countries and decades.
Famous people named Celine
Celine Dion, Céline Sciamma, Céline Sallette, Céline Dumerc, Celine Song, Céline Buckens, Céline Lebrun and Celine Brun-Lie.
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French Canadian singer (born 1968)
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French director and screenwriter (born 1978)
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French actress born 1980
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French basketball player (born 1982)
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South Korean-Canadian director and writer born 1988
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Belgian actress born 1996
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French judoka born 1976
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Norwegian cross-country skier born 1988
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Celine
5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Celine?
Her best rank is No. 53 in Sweden in 2025, about 1 in 170 girls. She is in the published lists of 19 of our 40 regions.
What does Celine mean?
Wiktionary glosses Celine as "heaven".
How do you pronounce Celine?
suh-LEEN, with 2 syllables.
Is Celine getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 10 of 17 regions, falling in 1.
Which sister names go with Celine?
The deck's top five sisters for Celine: Emilie, Marina, Beatrice, Juliette and Alexandra. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.