Celina
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Latin. Variant of Celine, from French Céline, ultimately from Latin.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Celina (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Celina has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2018. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 27 |
| 1999 | 26 |
| 2000 | 28 |
| 2001 | 24 |
| 2002 | 26 |
| 2003 | 34 |
| 2004 | 20 |
| 2005 | 21 |
| 2006 | 21 |
| 2007 | 22 |
| 2008 | 20 |
| 2009 | 16 |
| 2010 | 18 |
| 2011 | 25 |
| 2012 | 31 |
| 2013 | 36 |
| 2014 | 34 |
| 2015 | 27 |
| 2016 | 31 |
| 2017 | 37 |
| 2018 | 40 |
| 2019 | 25 |
| 2020 | 39 |
| 2021 | 33 |
| 2022 | 35 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 236 |
| 2000 | 267 |
| 2001 | 294 |
| 2002 | 322 |
| 2003 | 358 |
| 2004 | 379 |
| 2005 | 400 |
| 2006 | 414 |
| 2007 | 448 |
| 2008 | 474 |
| 2009 | 491 |
| 2010 | 509 |
| 2011 | 535 |
| 2012 | 569 |
| 2013 | 611 |
| 2014 | 646 |
| 2015 | 675 |
| 2016 | 710 |
| 2017 | 753 |
| 2018 | 799 |
| 2019 | 828 |
| 2020 | 866 |
Celina in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Celina.Hi! My name is Celina.
- Celina ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Celina called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Celina har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Celina has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Celinas mamma är lärare.Celina's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Celinas mamma is Celina's mum.
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Questions about Celina
How do you pronounce Celina in Swedish?
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What does the name Celina mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Latin. Variant of Celine, from French Céline, ultimately from Latin.
How popular is Celina in Sweden?
35 babies were named Celina in 2022. In 2020, 866 people in Sweden had Celina as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2018 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.