Cecelia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- se-SEE-lee-a
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #460 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #529 for girls
Cecelia is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “blind”. In 2025 it ranked 460th for girls in the UK (95 babies) and 529th for girls in the US (569 babies).
What does Cecelia mean?
Latin: spelling of Cecilia, from the Roman family name Caecilius
“blind”
A variant spelling of Cecilia, the name of the patron saint of music.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Cecelia a girl's or a boy's name?
Cecelia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 95 girls in the UK and 569 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Cecelia in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #460among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 95about 1 in 2,900 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 116% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 95 girls in the UK were named Cecelia, making it the 460th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 892nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 96 girls.
Half of all the girls named Cecelia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 392 girls in the UK were given Cecelia or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #161, up from #460 for this spelling alone.
- Cecilia 297
- Cecelia 95
Among girls in 2025, it was 426th in England and Wales.
Cecelia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 95 | #460 |
| 2024 | 96 | #467 |
| 2023 | 79 | #534 |
| 2022 | 72 | #590 |
| 2021 | 64 | #658 |
| 2020 | 43 | #892 |
| 2019 | 40 | #960 |
| 2018 | 42 | #942 |
| 2017 | 29 | #1,248 |
| 2016 | 41 | #956 |
| 2015 | 31 | #1,193 |
| 2014 | 18 | #1,722 |
| 2013 | 22 | #1,505 |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,794 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,379 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,943 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,621 |
How popular is Cecelia in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #529among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 569about 1 in 2,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 569 girls in the US were named Cecelia, making it the 529th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 572nd. Its busiest year was 1918, with 935 girls.
Half of all the girls named Cecelia in the US since 1880 were born between 1923 and 1987, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 3,075 girls in the US were given Cecelia or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #103, up from #529 for this spelling alone.
- Cecilia 2,506
- Cecelia 569
Cecelia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 569 | #529 |
| 2024 | 530 | #570 |
| 2023 | 617 | #497 |
| 2022 | 599 | #519 |
| 2021 | 548 | #560 |
| 2020 | 511 | #572 |
| 2019 | 557 | #545 |
| 2018 | 512 | #594 |
| 2017 | 585 | #529 |
| 2016 | 579 | #537 |
| 2015 | 572 | #544 |
| 2014 | 535 | #571 |
| 2013 | 535 | #552 |
| 2012 | 484 | #596 |
| 2011 | 434 | #656 |
| 2010 | 377 | #739 |
| 2009 | 393 | #737 |
| 2008 | 387 | #760 |
| 2007 | 367 | #784 |
| 2006 | 423 | #673 |
| 2005 | 420 | #659 |
| 2004 | 386 | #697 |
| 2003 | 341 | #745 |
| 2002 | 328 | #740 |
| 2001 | 313 | #763 |
| 2000 | 296 | #771 |
| 1999 | 291 | #760 |
| 1998 | 264 | #805 |
| 1997 | 232 | #874 |
| 1996 | 284 | #743 |
| 1995 | 248 | #799 |
| 1994 | 232 | #852 |
| 1993 | 246 | #811 |
| 1992 | 206 | #939 |
| 1991 | 212 | #908 |
| 1990 | 231 | #848 |
| 1989 | 200 | #905 |
| 1988 | 215 | #837 |
| 1987 | 211 | #826 |
| 1986 | 173 | #926 |
| 1985 | 180 | #886 |
| 1984 | 177 | #862 |
| 1983 | 187 | #820 |
| 1982 | 168 | #900 |
| 1981 | 153 | #955 |
| 1980 | 161 | #925 |
| 1979 | 151 | #959 |
| 1978 | 127 | #1,057 |
| 1977 | 130 | #1,027 |
| 1976 | 135 | #946 |
| 1975 | 167 | #818 |
| 1974 | 165 | #815 |
| 1973 | 192 | #731 |
| 1972 | 212 | #691 |
| 1971 | 249 | #652 |
| 1970 | 309 | #575 |
| 1969 | 209 | #689 |
| 1968 | 269 | #584 |
| 1967 | 272 | #579 |
| 1966 | 286 | #562 |
| 1965 | 330 | #526 |
| 1964 | 374 | #507 |
| 1963 | 470 | #446 |
| 1962 | 523 | #424 |
| 1961 | 565 | #410 |
| 1960 | 559 | #406 |
| 1959 | 670 | #370 |
| 1958 | 614 | #368 |
| 1957 | 681 | #346 |
| 1956 | 666 | #341 |
| 1955 | 655 | #332 |
| 1954 | 679 | #325 |
| 1953 | 691 | #312 |
| 1952 | 713 | #298 |
| 1951 | 761 | #285 |
| 1950 | 768 | #276 |
| 1949 | 851 | #261 |
| 1948 | 843 | #263 |
| 1947 | 890 | #249 |
| 1946 | 712 | #272 |
| 1945 | 628 | #275 |
| 1944 | 645 | #271 |
| 1943 | 782 | #245 |
| 1942 | 836 | #229 |
| 1941 | 609 | #258 |
| 1940 | 567 | #261 |
| 1939 | 534 | #268 |
| 1938 | 514 | #279 |
| 1937 | 474 | #283 |
| 1936 | 471 | #278 |
| 1935 | 409 | #301 |
| 1934 | 374 | #323 |
| 1933 | 403 | #310 |
| 1932 | 434 | #304 |
| 1931 | 453 | #295 |
| 1930 | 526 | #286 |
| 1929 | 559 | #271 |
| 1928 | 579 | #270 |
| 1927 | 622 | #265 |
| 1926 | 685 | #251 |
| 1925 | 721 | #247 |
| 1924 | 742 | #245 |
| 1923 | 786 | #234 |
| 1922 | 760 | #236 |
| 1921 | 825 | #226 |
| 1920 | 890 | #217 |
| 1919 | 867 | #212 |
| 1918 | 935 | #204 |
| 1917 | 920 | #201 |
| 1916 | 883 | #200 |
| 1915 | 821 | #200 |
| 1914 | 679 | #196 |
| 1913 | 536 | #198 |
| 1912 | 513 | #191 |
| 1911 | 416 | #175 |
| 1910 | 335 | #196 |
| 1909 | 294 | #198 |
| 1908 | 325 | #178 |
| 1907 | 321 | #174 |
| 1906 | 290 | #175 |
| 1905 | 293 | #175 |
| 1904 | 272 | #178 |
| 1903 | 242 | #188 |
| 1902 | 243 | #187 |
| 1901 | 249 | #176 |
| 1900 | 264 | #195 |
| 1899 | 214 | #190 |
| 1898 | 229 | #192 |
| 1897 | 212 | #186 |
| 1896 | 190 | #200 |
| 1895 | 163 | #213 |
| 1894 | 159 | #212 |
| 1893 | 182 | #192 |
| 1892 | 175 | #191 |
| 1891 | 130 | #205 |
| 1890 | 130 | #211 |
| 1889 | 138 | #193 |
| 1888 | 113 | #216 |
| 1887 | 92 | #216 |
| 1886 | 96 | #201 |
| 1885 | 84 | #215 |
| 1884 | 109 | #169 |
| 1883 | 67 | #218 |
| 1882 | 55 | #233 |
| 1881 | 51 | #213 |
| 1880 | 47 | #226 |
Nicknames for Cecelia
Names like Cecelia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aurelia Ophelia Clara Rosa Emilia Julia Amelia Mabel Rose Nora Florence Beatrice
Other spellings of Cecelia
Names related to Cecelia
More Latin names
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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, “Cecelia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cecelia, updated 20 October 2026.