Celine
Céline, sometimes spelled Celine, is a French female first name version of Latin origin, coming from Caelīna, the feminine form of the Roman cognomen Caelīnus, meaning "heavenly". Its equivalent in Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese is Celina. Céline was frequently chosen as a first name in honour of two Gallo-Roman saints closely associated with the beginnings of the French nation:
Meaning & Origin of Celine
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Céline, sometimes spelled Celine, is a French female first name version of Latin origin, coming from Caelīna, the feminine form of the Roman cognomen Caelīnus, meaning "heavenly". Its equivalent in Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese is Celina. Céline was frequently chosen as a first name in honour of two Gallo-Roman saints closely associated with the beginnings of the French nation:
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The Story of Celine
Celine first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1893, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 1,421 Celines were born — ranking #217 that year. As of 2026, Celine ranks #217 for baby girls with 1,421 births, rising sharply (+84% over the past five years). In total, more than 20K Celines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Celine
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- Céline Abgottspon (born 1995), Swiss ice hockey player
- Céline Allainmat (born 1982), French rugby union player
- Céline Allewaert , Belgian spongiologist
- Céline Amaudruz (born 1979), Swiss attorney, banker, and politician
- Céline Arnauld (1885–1952), Romanian writer
- Celine Axelos (1902–1992), Egyptian poet
- Céline Banza (born 1997), Congolese guitarist, singer, and songwriter
- Céline Bara (born 1978), French pornographic actress
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Names that sound like Celine
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About the name Celine
Celine is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1893 and has accumulated 20K births in the dataset. Celine's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #217. Use the chart and map above to compare Celine's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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