# Celine (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/celine/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | “heaven” |
| Pronunciation | /səˈliːn/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 18,522 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 18,522 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,960, 1996 to 2025 |

## 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.

## What it means

Celine is grouped under sky.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 201 | 1,197 |
| 2012 | 269 | 947 |
| 2013 | 345 | 791 |
| 2014 | 391 | 716 |
| 2015 | 341 | 823 |
| 2016 | 492 | 611 |
| 2017 | 575 | 539 |
| 2018 | 614 | 505 |
| 2019 | 639 | 491 |
| 2020 | 672 | 459 |
| 2021 | 802 | 390 |
| 2022 | 941 | 342 |
| 2023 | 1,032 | 300 |
| 2024 | 1,348 | 228 |
| 2025 | 1,466 | 207 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 27 | 1,196 |
| 2012 | 26 | 1,253 |
| 2013 | 27 | 1,253 |
| 2014 | 33 | 1,070 |
| 2015 | 42 | 871 |
| 2016 | 31 | 1,112 |
| 2017 | 52 | 764 |
| 2018 | 65 | 624 |
| 2019 | 82 | 500 |
| 2020 | 95 | 442 |
| 2021 | 104 | 423 |
| 2022 | 123 | 347 |
| 2023 | 139 | 314 |
| 2024 | 209 | 227 |
| 2025 | 199 | 235 |

## In other languages

- Danish: Celina
- French: Céline
- German: Celina, Celine
- Italian: Celina
- Norwegian: Celine
- Polish: Celina
- Spanish: Celina

## People named Celine

- Céline Dion, French Canadian singer (born 1968)
- Céline Sciamma, French director and screenwriter (born 1978)
- Céline Tran, French pornographic actress
- Céline Sallette, French actress
- Céline Dumerc, French basketball player (born 1982)
- Celine Buckens, Belgian actress
- Céline Bara, French pornographic actress
- Céline Lebrun, French judoka
- Céline Goberville, French sport shooter
- Céline Cousteau, French-American explorer, filmmaker, and diver
- Céline Deville, French association football player
- Céline Dept, Belgian influencer (born 1999)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.