Celine
Girl name · #207 in 2025 · Well-known
In 2025, 1,466 baby girls were named Celine, placing it at #207 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #823, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 1,228 girls born in 2025 was named Celine.
The 132-year story
Celine first appears in the Social Security records in 1893, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 1,466 babies and a rank of #207. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Celine per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Celine in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Celine is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "well-known". A low score means broad familiarity: teachers will spell it right, and your child may share it with a classmate. For many families that's a feature, not a bug.
Where Celine is most common
Geography matters for names, and Celine is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Celine is most common in DC (5 per 1,000), CA (2 per 1,000), MA (2 per 1,000), NY (2 per 1,000), CT (1.7 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 1.1 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Celine is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Celine
Statistically, parents drawn to Celine tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Adaline, Clementine, Evangeline, Sloane, and Daphne.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Celine | 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 | #610 |
| 2015 | 341 | #823 |
| 2014 | 391 | #716 |
| 2013 | 345 | #791 |
| 2012 | 269 | #946 |
| 2011 | 201 | #1196 |
| 2010 | 231 | #1075 |
| 2009 | 237 | #1077 |
| 2008 | 248 | #1053 |
| 2007 | 267 | #998 |
| 2006 | 241 | #1060 |
| 2005 | 263 | #940 |
| 2004 | 317 | #799 |
| 2003 | 309 | #801 |
| 2002 | 302 | #778 |
| 2001 | 282 | #823 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Celine a popular girl name?
Celine ranked #207 among girls in 2025 with 1,466 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #823.
When was the name Celine most popular?
Celine peaked in 2025, when 1,466 American girls received the name (ranked #207 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Celine?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 1,228 newborn American girls was named Celine. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "well-known".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.