girl's name
Celine
seh-LEEN
- Origin Latin
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 265,232
the United States
#207
2025 births
Celine is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "heavenly." It is the French Céline, from caelum, sky — and is a doublet of Celeste, which comes from the same root by a different path.
- Celine is a name of Latin origin.
- Peaked in 2025, when 1,466 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 2,261 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1893.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Celine over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 5,105 |
| 1910s | 3,080 |
| 1920s | 2,745 |
| 1930s | 1,930 |
| 1940s | 1,065 |
| 1950s | 1,425 |
| 1960s | 10,860 |
| 1970s | 97,375 |
| 1980s | 84,705 |
| 1990s | 24,150 |
| 2000s | 5,065 |
| 2010s | 1,435 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,165 |
What Celine means
Celine means heavenly, or of the sky. The Latin caelum covered sky and heaven without distinguishing them, so the name carries the physical and the divine together.
Where Celine comes from
Celine is the French Céline, from the Latin Caelina, a feminine of the Roman family name Caelius, itself from caelum, sky or heaven. It is therefore a doublet of Celeste, which we hold separately — the same root reaching French twice by different routes. Saint Céline was the mother of Saint Remigius, who baptised Clovis, which ties the name to the same moment in French history as Remy. Céline Dion, whose career began in the early 1980s, carried it worldwide.
Celine in use
Our data shows Celine peaking in 2025 and still rising, at 207 in the United States against 236 in England and Wales. It first appears in our records in 1893. It sits alongside Celeste in our data — one Latin root ranked twice, and both currently climbing.
How popular is Celine?
In 2025, Celine was given to 1,466 babies in the United States, ranking #207 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Celine is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Celine is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Céline | Céline is Celine written with an acute accent, used in France, where it ranks #291. | 239,525 |
Names that peaked alongside Celine
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Celine also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Celine over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
2 nicknames for Celine
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Celine in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Celine
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Celine — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Celine
What does the name Celine mean?
Celine means "heavenly," from the Latin caelum, sky.
Are Celine and Celeste related?
Yes — the same Latin root reaching French by two different routes, so they are doublets.
Who was Saint Céline?
The mother of Saint Remigius, the bishop who baptised Clovis — the same moment in French history behind the name Remy.
How popular is the name Celine?
In 2025, Celine was given to 1,466 babies in the United States, ranking #207 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Celine a girl's or a boy's name?
Celine is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Celine?
Celine has 2 syllables.
When was Celine most popular?
Celine peaked in 2025, when 1,466 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Celine?
Celine is usually shortened to Lina and Celly.
Is Celine a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Celine currently ranks #121 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.