Gender
Origin
- French
- From the Latin Cecilia meaning blind. The blind St. Cecilie - patron saint of music - was a talented musician.
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Cecile
Pronunciation
ce-ci-le
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1939 (rank #2049, 12 births); most recent 1952 (rank #3740, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1918 (rank #284, 495 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5554, 22 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 22 |
| 2024 | – | 21 |
| 2023 | – | 16 |
| 2022 | – | 20 |
| 2021 | – | 25 |
| 2020 | – | 25 |
| 2019 | – | 21 |
| 2018 | – | 24 |
| 2017 | – | 24 |
| 2016 | – | 25 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #2495, 10 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4866, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1935 (rank #539, 6 births); most recent 1956 (rank #855, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1971 (rank #23, 5,183 births); most recent 2023 (rank #834, 47 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 47 |
| 2022 | – | 44 |
| 2021 | – | 56 |
| 2020 | – | 63 |
| 2019 | – | 56 |
| 2018 | – | 70 |
| 2017 | – | 79 |
| 2016 | – | 78 |
| 2015 | – | 78 |
| 2014 | – | 91 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 1954 (rank #263, 7 births); most recent 1964 (rank #387, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence