Celine
- Pronunciation
- [Ce-line]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Variant Of Celia Or Selena. One Of Seven Mythological Daughters Of Atlas Transformed By Zeus Into Stars Of The Pleiades Constellation.
- Origin
- French
About the Name Celine
Celine is the French form of Celina, descending from the Latin Caelina, derived from caelum meaning "heavens" or "sky." The name has been used continuously in French-Catholic naming traditions for centuries, anchored by Saint Céline (the mother of Saint Remigius of Rheims).
The name's overwhelming modern cultural anchor is Canadian-American singer Celine Dion (Céline Marie Claudette Dion, born 1968, the iconic Canadian singer whose career through The Power of Love 1993, My Heart Will Go On 1997 from Titanic, and her continuing record-breaking Las Vegas residencies made her one of the bestselling music artists in history). Celine Dion's My Heart Will Go On won both Best Original Song at the 1998 Oscars and the 1999 Grammy Award for Record of the Year.
Notable other bearers include the iconic American filmmaker Celine Sciamma (born 1978, the French filmmaker of Portrait of a Lady on Fire 2019); contemporary American actress Celine Buckens; and contemporary French novelist Celine Baltazart. Celine's American climb is recent: the name climbed from outside the US top 500 in 1995 to the US top 300 girls' rank by 2014 and the top 300 since. The name has been driven primarily by French-American naming and the strong Celine Dion cultural anchor. The name's appeal is its layered Latin-French-Catholic pedigree combined with two firm syllables — the in-built celestial/heavenly etymological register, the strong Celine Dion music cultural anchor, and the elegant French sophistication. Common nicknames Celie (the dominant warm short form, casual and warm), Cel, Lina (back-end shortening, a popular standalone name on its own), and the rare Cee each carry distinct registers; the alternate spellings Celine, Céline (French original, with accent), Selene, and Celina have their own SSA tracking. International forms include Céline (French original), Celina (Spanish/Portuguese), Selena (alternate Spanish), and the original Latin Caelina.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Celine
US Popularity History (2000–2025)
Annual US births named Celine by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2025 with 1,466 girls named Celine (girl rank #207 that year).
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Celine Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Celine the strongest states are District of Columbia, Hawaii, New York.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | #108 | 24 |
| 2 | Hawaii | #177 | 22 |
| 3 | New York | #184 | 887 |
| 4 | California | #204 | 1,695 |
| 5 | New Jersey | #279 | 307 |
| 6 | Florida | #281 | 686 |
| 7 | Michigan | #315 | 280 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | #320 | 192 |
| 9 | Connecticut | #332 | 82 |
| 10 | Nevada | #360 | 60 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Celine in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Famous People Named Celine
1 notable figure from history and culture who share the name Celine.
- Celine Dion is a Canadian singer best known for the ‘Titanic’ theme song, ‘My Heart Will Go On’.
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Compare Celine to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Celine against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).
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