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Cecelia

Girl

Meaning of Cecelia: Latin: 'blind or sixth'

Cecelia is a girl's name most strongly associated with Latin naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 526th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 463rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#526

569 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#463

89 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

60,530

First recorded 1880 · peak 1918

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 153 babies1982: 168 babies1983: 187 babies1984: 177 babies1985: 180 babies1986: 173 babies1987: 211 babies1988: 215 babies1989: 200 babies1990: 231 babies19901991: 212 babies1992: 206 babies1993: 246 babies1994: 232 babies1995: 248 babies1996: 284 babies1997: 232 babies1998: 264 babies1999: 291 babies2000: 296 babies20002001: 313 babies2002: 328 babies2003: 341 babies2004: 386 babies2005: 420 babies2006: 423 babies2007: 367 babies2008: 387 babies2009: 393 babies2010: 377 babies20102011: 434 babies2012: 484 babies2013: 535 babies2014: 535 babies2015: 572 babies2016: 579 babies2017: 585 babies2018: 512 babies2019: 557 babies2020: 511 babies20202021: 548 babies2022: 599 babies2023: 617 babies2024: 530 babies2025: 569 babies
US babies named Cecelia per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 617.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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