Céline Forename
20,169th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 45,057 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Céline Forename User-submission:
This name has two possible origins.
(Turkish) It means 'boast', 'strong flowing water'.
(Greek) A variant of Selene, from the Greek Selēnē, which is derived from selēnē, meaning 'the moon'. The name was borne by the Greek mythological goddess of the moon.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 100% | 25,093 | 1:2,649 | 308 |
| Belgium | 100% | 8,859 | 1:1,297 | 305 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 5,362 | 1:1,532 | 322 |
| Canada | 100% | 1,400 | 1:23,667 | 2,037 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 1,250 | 1:13,522 | 1,473 |
| Mali | 100% | 828 | 1:20,505 | 1,464 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 409 | 1:1,379 | 257 |
| Portugal | - | 369 | 1:28,214 | 1,185 |
| Benin | 100% | 367 | 1:28,817 | 2,733 |
| Gabon | - | 241 | 1:7,815 | 1,376 |
| Germany | 100% | 187 | 1:516,994 | 5,383 |
| Sweden | 100% | 118 | 1:83,542 | 3,781 |
| DR Congo | - | 68 | 1:1,085,700 | 31,208 |
| Monaco | 100% | 63 | 1:611 | 111 |
| Italy | - | 58 | 1:1,052,795 | 9,024 |
| New Caledonia | 100% | 56 | 1:4,824 | 681 |
| Spain | - | 48 | 1:969,374 | 8,577 |
| French Polynesia | - | 38 | 1:7,313 | 1,076 |
| Cameroon | - | 29 | 1:745,190 | 21,385 |
| Madagascar | 100% | 25 | 1:945,176 | 2,170 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 100% | 20 | 1:316 | 80 |
| Norway | 100% | 17 | 1:301,902 | 6,548 |
| Denmark | - | 17 | 1:332,323 | 6,094 |
| Congo | 100% | 13 | 1:385,323 | 7,484 |
| Burkina Faso | - | 10 | 1:1,837,947 | 41,704 |
| Guinea | 100% | 10 | 1:1,185,865 | 3,458 |
| Brazil | - | 10 | 1:21,423,615 | 203,947 |
| Angola | - | 9 | 1:2,996,290 | 3,522 |
| Senegal | - | 9 | 1:1,620,151 | 12,107 |
| Togo | - | 9 | 1:804,360 | 4,738 |
| Mexico | - | 8 | 1:15,518,053 | 39,880 |
| Tunisia | - | 6 | 1:112,817 | 6,145 |
| South Africa | 100% | 5 | 1:10,906,530 | 170,325 |
| Turkey | - | 4 | 1:19,450,427 | 45,600 |
| Singapore | - | 4 | 1:1,571,764 | 18,508 |
| Chile | - | 3 | 1:5,869,069 | 26,159 |
| Austria | 100% | 3 | 1:2,838,067 | 11,255 |
| Philippines | - | 3 | 1:35,336,492 | 343,681 |
| Czechia | 100% | 3 | 1:3,552,054 | 6,491 |
| Peru | - | 3 | 1:10,597,151 | 58,549 |
| Colombia | - | 2 | 1:23,889,463 | 63,722 |
| Finland | 67% | 2 | 1:2,741,592 | 19,235 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| San Marino | - | 1 | 1:32,920 | 787 |
| Central African Republic | - | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,073 |
| Costa Rica | - | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Andorra | - | 1 | 1:82,887 | 1,356 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Curaçao | - | 1 | 1:155,803 | 1,239 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Mauritius | 100% | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Gibraltar | - | 1 | 1:34,138 | 985 |
| Haiti | 100% | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
The alternate forms: Celine (515,612), Cèline (89), Céliné (1), Celiné (7) & Celíne (1) are calculated separately.
Céline (238) may also be a surname.
Céline Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This name has two possible origins.
(Turkish) It means 'boast', 'strong flowing water'.
(Greek) A variant of Selene, from the Greek Selēnē, which is derived from selēnē, meaning 'the moon'. The name was borne by the Greek mythological goddess of the moon.
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