Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Celene is a variant of Celina. An origin associated with Celina is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Celene through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,758
- 0 boys · 1,758 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 102 babies
- 2025
- 19
- #6,166 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −6%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 19 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,166 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 6.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 102 in 1993. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,034 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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