Girls' name · peaked in 2025
Celine name popularity since 1925
18,306 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Celine. Half of them were born in 2014 or earlier, so the typical Celine is about 12 years old in 2026. Celine peaked in 2025 as the #207 name for girls, and it ranked #207 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 18,306
- Named Celine, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #207
- for girls in 2025 (1,466 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 18,306 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- California
- 2.64× its national share
Peak year is the year Celine made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Celine births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Celine both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1992 and 1997, Celine became 3.8× more common, from 1 in 15,100 baby girls to 1 in 3,930.
- Steepest fall: Between 1998 and 2003, its share of baby girls fell by 47%, from 1 in 3,130 to 1 in 5,910.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Celine's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Celine.
Decade by decade
Babies named Celine in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 179 | – |
| 1930s | 350 | #1,224 |
| 1940s | 315 | #1,598 |
| 1950s | 448 | #1,845 |
| 1960s | 505 | #1,379 |
| 1970s | 340 | #2,622 |
| 1980s | 428 | #2,205 |
| 1990s | 2,559 | #846 |
| 2000s | 2,823 | #941 |
| 2010s | 4,098 | #823 |
| 2020–25 | 6,261 | #207 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
52.8% of babies named Celine from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Celine is most popular
The index compares Celine's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Celine.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| California | 2.64× | 4,217 |
| Florida | 2.40× | 1,310 |
| New York | 1.79× | 2,054 |
| New Jersey | 1.62× | 676 |
| Washington | 1.38× | 348 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Celine and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Celine (this page) | 18,306 | 2025 |
| Celene | 1,753 | 1993 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Celine's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Celine.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Celine (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data