Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Celine

Meaning heaven Gender Girl Rank 2025 #207 Trend ↑ Rising 106%

From French Céline, from Latin Caelīna, derived from the Roman gens name Caelius, from caelum (“heaven”).

Rank 2025
#207
among girls · ↑21 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,466
named Celine · +9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,096
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
1,466 babies
All-time total
18,522
#1,122 all-time among girls
First recorded
1893
in Social Security records

Celine popularity over time

18,522 babies have been named Celine since 1893, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s 11 1 – #1,409
1900s 41 4 +273% #1,235
1910s 95 10 +132% #1,757
1920s 248 25 +161% #1,072
1930s 350 35 +41% #998
1940s 315 32 -10% #1,316
1950s 448 45 +42% #1,222
1960s 505 51 +13% #1,315
1970s 340 34 -33% #2,006
1980s 428 43 +26% #2,024
1990s 2,559 256 +498% #456
2000s 2,823 282 +10% #677
2010s 4,098 410 +45% #491
2020s (to 2025) 6,261 1,044 +155% #207

Where Celine is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 1,653 1.03 #190
2027 1,831 1.14 #164
2028 1,997 1.24 #148
2029 2,149 1.34 #135
2030 2,289 1.42 #119

Where Celine is most popular

Girls named Celine per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.689 per 1,000. Strongest in District of Columbia, New York, and Hawaii.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Celine born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
District of Columbia 30 2.53 +267%
New York 602 1.52 +121%
Hawaii 17 1.48 +115%
California 1,235 1.47 +113%
Massachusetts 168 1.39 +102%
New Jersey 245 1.36 +97%
Florida 564 1.32 +91%
Rhode Island 15 1.20 +74%
Nevada 53 1.14 +66%
Michigan 198 1.09 +58%
Washington 152 1.05 +53%
Connecticut 60 1.03 +50%
Delaware 11 0.970 +41%
Illinois 213 0.930 +35%
Virginia 143 0.839 +22%
Oregon 51 0.783 +14%
New Mexico 19 0.781 +13%
Maryland 82 0.774 +12%
Texas 581 0.722 +5%
Pennsylvania 159 0.672 ≈ national
Georgia 133 0.585 -15%
Arizona 81 0.577 -16%
Louisiana 46 0.526 -24%
Minnesota 55 0.510 -26%
North Carolina 111 0.488 -29%
Colorado 48 0.430 -38%
Kansas 22 0.381 -45%
Wisconsin 38 0.369 -46%
Ohio 82 0.346 -50%
Utah 25 0.300 -56%
Missouri 36 0.299 -57%
Tennessee 46 0.290 -58%
Indiana 40 0.285 -59%
Oklahoma 15 0.204 -70%
Nebraska 5 0.139 -80%
Kentucky 11 0.129 -81%
Alabama 11 0.117 -83%
Mississippi 5 0.107 -84%
South Carolina 9 0.100 -85%
Arkansas 5 0.095 -86%
Alaska – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Celine

Celine is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #207 in 2025 with 1,466 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1893, 18,522 American babies have been named Celine. Its peak came in 2025, when 1,466 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Celine stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Celine?

The median living Celine is about 10 years old; half are between 3 and 26. An estimated 18 thousand people named Celine are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Celine year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 1,466 #207
2024 1,348 #228
2023 1,032 #300
2022 941 #342
2021 802 #390
2020 672 #459
2019 639 #491
2018 614 #505
2017 575 #539
2016 492 #611
2015 341 #823
2014 391 #716
2013 345 #791
2012 269 #947
2011 201 #1,197
2010 231 #1,078
2009 237 #1,078
2008 248 #1,055
2007 267 #998
2006 241 #1,061
2005 263 #941
2004 317 #799
2003 309 #801
2002 302 #778
2001 282 #823
2000 357 #677
1995 231 #846
1990 52 #2,378
1985 47 #2,205
1980 39 #2,443
1975 29 #2,622
1970 41 #2,021
1965 64 #1,379
1960 53 #1,523
1955 33 #1,845
1950 27 #1,839
1945 27 #1,598
1940 32 #1,316
1935 34 #1,224
1930 28 #1,466
1925 19 #2,041
1920 18 #2,086
1915 16 #1,976
1910 – –
1905 6 #1,733
1900 6 #1,759
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Celine

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Celine Dion Celine Dion Canadian singer (born 1968) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Celine, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Celine?

The median living Celine is about 10 years old. Half of all living Celines are between 3 and 26 years old.

How many people named Celine are alive today?

An estimated 18 thousand people named Celine are alive in the United States, based on 18,522 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Celine mean?

From French Céline, from Latin Caelīna, derived from the Roman gens name Caelius, from caelum (“heaven”).

How popular is the name Celine in 2025?

Celine ranked #207 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,466 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Celine?

18,522 babies have been named Celine in the United States since 1893, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Celine most popular?

Celine peaked in 2025, when 1,466 newborns received the name.

Is Celine a boy or girl name?

Celine is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Celine rising or falling?

Celine is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Celine become more popular?

Celine is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 2,289 girls named Celine in 2030, which would rank around #119. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Celine?

Well-known people named Celine include Celine Dion (singer).

Names like Celine

Names that sound and feel close to Celine: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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