Given name & surname
Celine
“the little warrior”
In English use, Celine is a diminutive of Marcel. One French interpretation is “the little warrior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Celine is a diminutive of Marcel. One French interpretation is “the little warrior.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Celine is a variant of Celina. An origin associated with Celina is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Celine is a diminutive of Marcel. In English usage, Celine is a short form of Marceline.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1893. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Celine is a diminutive of Marcel. The history of Marcel gives this family its wider story. Marcel’s historical associations include a 3rd-century missionary to Gaul, martyred at Bourges with his companion Anastasius.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Celine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 18,522
- 0 boys · 18,522 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 1,466 babies
- 2025
- 1,466
- #207 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +87%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,466 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 207 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 86.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (330). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 13,037 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.
Celine’s family of names
In English usage, Celine is a diminutive of Marcel. In English usage, Celine shares a linguistic root with the French form Céline. In German usage, Celine has a conventional equivalent in the English form Selena.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Celine has relatives in 10 languages.
8 related names in 10 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
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 17
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Celine
- Celine DionFrench Canadian singer (born 1968)
- Celine SongSouth Korean-Canadian director and writerborn 1988
- Celine Brun-LieNorwegian cross-country skierborn 1988
- Cris HorwangThai actressborn 1980
- Celine BorzeckaFoundress of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Resurrection (1833-1913)
- Celine AxelosEgyptian poet1902–1992
- Celine van DuijnDutch diverborn 1992
- Celine Fariala MangazaDisability advocate who died of COVID-191967–2020
- Celine Van GestelBelgian volleyball playerborn 1997
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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