Cece
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SEE-see
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #865 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #6,545 for girls
Cece is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “blind”. In 2025 it ranked 865th for girls in the UK (44 babies) and 6,545th for girls in the US (17 babies).
What does Cece mean?
Latin: pet form of Cecilia or Cecily, from the sound of the initial C
“blind”
Usually a pet form of Cecilia or Cecily, which come from the Roman family name Caecilius.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Cece a girl's or a boy's name?
Cece is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 44 girls in the UK and 17 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Cece in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #865among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 44about 1 in 6,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 72% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 44 girls in the UK were named Cece, making it the 865th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,147th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 56 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Cece than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Cece in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 54 girls in the UK were given Cece or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #688, up from #865 for this spelling alone.
- Cece 44
- Cici 10
Among girls in 2025, it was 816th in England and Wales.
Cece in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | #865 |
| 2024 | 53 | #771 |
| 2023 | 49 | #788 |
| 2022 | 56 | #716 |
| 2021 | 55 | #745 |
| 2020 | 31 | #1,147 |
| 2019 | 26 | #1,332 |
| 2018 | 28 | #1,274 |
| 2017 | 29 | #1,248 |
| 2016 | 24 | #1,452 |
| 2015 | 20 | #1,622 |
| 2014 | 17 | #1,810 |
| 2013 | 19 | #1,662 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
How popular is Cece in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,545among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 95,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 17 girls in the US were named Cece, making it the 6,545th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,554th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 22 girls. It first appears in the records in 1947.
Half of all the girls named Cece in the US since 1880 were born between 1962 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Cece in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #6,545 |
| 2024 | 19 | #6,164 |
| 2023 | 15 | #7,242 |
| 2022 | 17 | #6,702 |
| 2021 | 22 | #5,569 |
| 2020 | 14 | #7,554 |
| 2019 | 16 | #7,021 |
| 2018 | 15 | #7,405 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 14 | #7,985 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9,476 |
| 2014 | 20 | #6,205 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 8 | #5,957 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 7 | #5,641 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #6,538 |
| 1964 | 9 | #4,635 |
| 1963 | 13 | #3,634 |
| 1962 | 16 | #3,160 |
| 1961 | 15 | #3,317 |
| 1960 | 13 | #3,511 |
| 1959 | 15 | #3,103 |
| 1958 | 9 | #4,192 |
| 1957 | 19 | #2,650 |
| 1956 | 9 | #4,160 |
| 1955 | 7 | #4,739 |
| 1954 | 8 | #4,276 |
| 1953 | 9 | #3,954 |
| 1952 | 7 | #4,482 |
| 1951 | 5 | #5,413 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #5,241 |
| 1947 | 5 | #5,293 |
Names like Cece
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Esme Celine Luna Sylvie Celeste Phoebe Clementine Maeve Penelope Camille Nova Dolcie
Other spellings of Cece
More Latin names
Oliver Olivia Leo Roman Aurora Emily Florence Mabel Nora Rosie Emilia Max Lucy Julian Clara Anthony
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Cece: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cece, updated 20 October 2026.