Céline: girl name in Québec, 2025 rank

Céline year by year

Céline climbs 70 places from 2024 (ranked 206th then). Since 2020 (35 babies), the number of babies has risen by 17%.

Year	Rank	Babies
2025	136th	41
2024	206th	28
2023	269th	21
2022	261st	24
2021	252nd	28
2020	191st	35

Rank among girl names in Retraite Québec’s full list (names given to at least 5 babies).

Céline since 1980

Curve: every birth with this name, girls and boys together, from the Données Québec name bank. Years with fewer than 5 babies are drawn at zero.

Céline appears in the bank (at least 5 babies) from 1980 on. The peak year is 1980, with 76 babies. The strongest decade is the 1980s (401 babies). Since 1980, about 1,127 children in Québec have been named Céline.

Neighbouring names in the 2025 ranking

The girl names just above and just below in the 2025 list.

Names that look alike

Same beginning or same ending, among the 250 most given names.

Frequently asked questions

How many babies were named Céline in Québec in 2025?

41 girls were named Céline in 2025, according to Retraite Québec’s name bank. That is the 136th rank among girl names.

Is Céline a popular name in Québec?

Céline ranks 136th among girl names in 2025, within the top 250.

When was Céline given most often?

In 1980, with 76 babies, counting every birth with this name since 1980.

Is Céline a unisex name?

In Retraite Québec’s list, Céline only appears as a girl name (at least 5 babies a year).

Where these numbers come from

Rank and number of babies by sex come from the full list of Retraite Québec’s name bank, which covers children eligible for the Family Allowance: nearly every child born in Québec. Names are published in capitals without accents; we add the usual spelling. The curve since 1980 comes from the open files of Données Québec, which count every birth with a name, girls and boys together.

Sources : Retraite Québec : Banque de prénoms, liste complète · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, filles · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, garçons

Retraite Québec data as of October 1, 2026.

All girl names (250) → · Search a name in the top 30 by year →