boy's name
Celian
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 5,900
France
#508
as Célian, 2025
Celian is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2011, when 355 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 58,952 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1974.
Celian over time
Births per decade in France, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 25 |
| 1980s | 95 |
| 1990s | 275 |
| 2000s | 2,250 |
| 2010s | 2,670 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 585 |
How popular is Celian?
In 2025, Celian was given to 10 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Celian is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Célian | Célian is Celian written with an acute accent in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #508 in France, against #2,377 for Celian. | 2,640 |
Names that peaked alongside Celian
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Celian also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Celian over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Celian
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Celian — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Celian
Is Celian a girl's or a boy's name?
Celian is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Celian most popular?
Celian peaked in 2011, when 355 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Celian a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Celian currently ranks #508 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.