Celene
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning moon goddess; a form of Selene.
Celene by the numbers
Celene was given to 16 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 102 babies in 1993, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Selene
Like Celene, each of these traces back to Selene: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Selenimoon; a form of Selene26 in the US (2017)
- Selena-Mariamoon goddess; a form of Selene combined with Maria4 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Celene. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Celineheavenly; from caelum199 in England and Wales (2025)
- Celenamoon goddess; a variant of Selena36 in the US (2017)
- Celyne5 in the US (2017)
- Celesteheavenly, celestial671 in the US (2017)
- Celinaheavenly; from Latin caelestis35 in England and Wales (2025)
- Carlenefree woman; a form of Caroline16 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Celene
Names that are said the same way as Celene, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Selenemoon goddess289 in the US (2017)
- Selinmoon; a form of Selene44 in England and Wales (2025)
- Selinemoon; a form of Selene or Celine8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Celynholly14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Selenmoon; from Selene7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Cellineheavenly; a form of Celine3 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean God
Like Celene, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- SamanthaGod has heard; feminine form of Samuel4,308 in the US (2017)
- Micahwho is like God3,924 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the moon
Like Celene, each of these has the moon in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Lunamoon5,327 in the US (2017)
- Aylahalo of moonlight; oak tree980 in England and Wales (2025)
- Selenamoon goddess; a form of Selene1,296 in the US (2017)
- Kamarithe moon; Arabic origin674 in the US (2017)
- Cindymoon; a diminutive of Cynthia230 in the US (2017)
- Selinamoon goddess; form of Selene64 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Celene
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