Celine
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Latin. From French Céline, from Latin Caelīna, derived from the Roman gens name Caelius, from caelum (“heaven”). Also a short form of Marceline, feminine diminutive of Marcel.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Celine (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, Celine has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2020. 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 | 37 |
| 1999 | 35 |
| 2000 | 43 |
| 2001 | 38 |
| 2002 | 31 |
| 2003 | 39 |
| 2004 | 42 |
| 2005 | 36 |
| 2006 | 42 |
| 2007 | 37 |
| 2008 | 40 |
| 2009 | 56 |
| 2010 | 62 |
| 2011 | 68 |
| 2012 | 70 |
| 2013 | 66 |
| 2014 | 102 |
| 2015 | 111 |
| 2016 | 138 |
| 2017 | 135 |
| 2018 | 128 |
| 2019 | 152 |
| 2020 | 174 |
| 2021 | 164 |
| 2022 | 149 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 189 |
| 2000 | 226 |
| 2001 | 273 |
| 2002 | 306 |
| 2003 | 338 |
| 2004 | 380 |
| 2005 | 417 |
| 2006 | 465 |
| 2007 | 507 |
| 2008 | 557 |
| 2009 | 618 |
| 2010 | 681 |
| 2011 | 748 |
| 2012 | 827 |
| 2013 | 898 |
| 2014 | 1,002 |
| 2015 | 1,130 |
| 2016 | 1,283 |
| 2017 | 1,432 |
| 2018 | 1,562 |
| 2019 | 1,729 |
| 2020 | 1,912 |
Celine in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Celine.Hi! My name is Celine.
- Celine ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Celine called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Celine har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Celine has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Celines mamma är lärare.Celine's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Celines mamma is Celine's mum.
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Questions about Celine
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What does the name Celine mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Latin. From French Céline, from Latin Caelīna, derived from the Roman gens name Caelius, from caelum (“heaven”). Also a short form of Marceline, feminine diminutive of Marcel.
How popular is Celine in Sweden?
149 babies were named Celine in 2022. In 2020, 1,912 people in Sweden had Celine as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2020 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.