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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Cecily

Gender

Female

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
blind
English

Syllables

3

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Cecily

Pronunciation

ce-ci-ly

Famous People

Gossip Girl Author Cecily von Ziegesar, Saturday Night Live cast member Cecily Strong

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Don Adams, Daughter of Beth Chapman

More about the name

Cecily is a feminine given name. It is an English form of the Latin name Cecilia, which is derived from the Roman Caecili family.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 1989 (rank #497, 473 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1540, 137 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025137
2024131
2023111
2022131
2021127
2020131
2019160
2018141
2017191
2016196

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 2025 (rank #514, 78 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202578
202462
202353
202252
202153
202051
201960
201853
201753
201672

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

  • Girls: peak in 2001 (rank #1995, 10 births); most recent 2017 (rank #5436, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
20173
2016–
2015–
2014–

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 Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1969 (rank #351, 5 births); most recent 2022 (rank #881, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
20223
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #408, 9 births); most recent 2015 (rank #494, 7 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
20157
20149

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