Cecily
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SES-i-lee
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #551 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,540 for girls
Cecily is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “blind”. In 2025 it ranked 551st for girls in the UK (78 babies) and 1,540th for girls in the US (137 babies).
What does Cecily mean?
Latin: medieval English form of Cecilia
“blind”
The medieval English form of Cecilia; Cecily Neville was the mother of Edward IV and Richard III.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Cecily a girl's or a boy's name?
Cecily is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 78 girls in the UK and 137 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Cecily in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #551among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 78about 1 in 3,600 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 78 girls in the UK were named Cecily, making it the 551st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 776th.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Cecily of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Cecily in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 84 girls in the UK were given Cecily or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #506, up from #551 for this spelling alone.
- Cecily 78
- Cecilie 6
Among girls in 2025, it was 514th in England and Wales.
Cecily in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 78 | #551 |
| 2024 | 62 | #666 |
| 2023 | 55 | #710 |
| 2022 | 52 | #757 |
| 2021 | 53 | #768 |
| 2020 | 52 | #776 |
| 2019 | 60 | #703 |
| 2018 | 55 | #774 |
| 2017 | 53 | #805 |
| 2016 | 74 | #619 |
| 2015 | 65 | #676 |
| 2014 | 70 | #639 |
| 2013 | 61 | #718 |
| 2012 | 61 | #725 |
| 2011 | 47 | #844 |
| 2010 | 44 | #872 |
| 2009 | 46 | #824 |
| 2008 | 50 | #764 |
| 2007 | 33 | #985 |
| 2006 | 36 | #896 |
| 2005 | 31 | #943 |
| 2004 | 17 | #1,399 |
| 2003 | 17 | #1,369 |
| 2002 | 22 | #1,085 |
| 2001 | 23 | #1,013 |
| 2000 | 30 | #832 |
| 1999 | 25 | #947 |
| 1998 | 18 | #1,199 |
| 1997 | 21 | #1,053 |
| 1996 | 21 | #1,024 |
How popular is Cecily in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,540among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 137about 1 in 12,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 137 girls in the US were named Cecily, making it the 1,540th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,593rd. Its busiest year was 1989, with 472 girls. It first appears in the records in 1911.
2025 had more girls named Cecily than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Cecily in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 145 girls in the US were given Cecily or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,301, up from #1,540 for this spelling alone.
- Cecily 137
- Cecilie 8
Cecily in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 137 | #1,540 |
| 2024 | 131 | #1,598 |
| 2023 | 111 | #1,813 |
| 2022 | 131 | #1,612 |
| 2021 | 127 | #1,641 |
| 2020 | 131 | #1,593 |
| 2019 | 161 | #1,392 |
| 2018 | 141 | #1,540 |
| 2017 | 191 | #1,244 |
| 2016 | 196 | #1,241 |
| 2015 | 214 | #1,175 |
| 2014 | 244 | #1,061 |
| 2013 | 170 | #1,371 |
| 2012 | 114 | #1,791 |
| 2011 | 104 | #1,909 |
| 2010 | 98 | #2,028 |
| 2009 | 109 | #1,914 |
| 2008 | 112 | #1,890 |
| 2007 | 99 | #2,059 |
| 2006 | 119 | #1,743 |
| 2005 | 101 | #1,910 |
| 2004 | 88 | #2,065 |
| 2003 | 100 | #1,844 |
| 2002 | 87 | #2,002 |
| 2001 | 98 | #1,804 |
| 2000 | 96 | #1,797 |
| 1999 | 108 | #1,558 |
| 1998 | 112 | #1,506 |
| 1997 | 127 | #1,350 |
| 1996 | 132 | #1,304 |
| 1995 | 143 | #1,194 |
| 1994 | 117 | #1,390 |
| 1993 | 117 | #1,387 |
| 1992 | 134 | #1,271 |
| 1991 | 189 | #989 |
| 1990 | 403 | #574 |
| 1989 | 472 | #497 |
| 1988 | 236 | #792 |
| 1987 | 150 | #1,033 |
| 1986 | 49 | #2,147 |
| 1985 | 62 | #1,808 |
| 1984 | 58 | #1,837 |
| 1983 | 58 | #1,816 |
| 1982 | 57 | #1,873 |
| 1981 | 73 | #1,596 |
| 1980 | 73 | #1,583 |
| 1979 | 86 | #1,420 |
| 1978 | 96 | #1,275 |
| 1977 | 94 | #1,268 |
| 1976 | 81 | #1,330 |
| 1975 | 110 | #1,066 |
| 1974 | 130 | #950 |
| 1973 | 114 | #1,028 |
| 1972 | 55 | #1,627 |
| 1971 | 55 | #1,665 |
| 1970 | 61 | #1,570 |
| 1969 | 55 | #1,609 |
| 1968 | 32 | #2,126 |
| 1967 | 40 | #1,848 |
| 1966 | 44 | #1,700 |
| 1965 | 41 | #1,768 |
| 1964 | 38 | #1,917 |
| 1963 | 37 | #1,921 |
| 1962 | 36 | #1,916 |
| 1961 | 55 | #1,519 |
| 1960 | 47 | #1,636 |
| 1959 | 66 | #1,314 |
| 1958 | 41 | #1,678 |
| 1957 | 53 | #1,457 |
| 1956 | 43 | #1,616 |
| 1955 | 50 | #1,422 |
| 1954 | 51 | #1,408 |
| 1953 | 50 | #1,372 |
| 1952 | 52 | #1,332 |
| 1951 | 35 | #1,610 |
| 1950 | 42 | #1,410 |
| 1949 | 47 | #1,334 |
| 1948 | 36 | #1,547 |
| 1947 | 30 | #1,751 |
| 1946 | 35 | #1,480 |
| 1945 | 28 | #1,542 |
| 1944 | 26 | #1,608 |
| 1943 | 21 | #1,899 |
| 1942 | 41 | #1,249 |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,666 |
| 1940 | 12 | #2,423 |
| 1939 | 22 | #1,638 |
| 1938 | 20 | #1,752 |
| 1937 | 17 | #1,914 |
| 1936 | 25 | #1,480 |
| 1935 | 17 | #1,917 |
| 1934 | 17 | #1,913 |
| 1933 | 11 | #2,539 |
| 1932 | 14 | #2,234 |
| 1931 | 11 | #2,579 |
| 1930 | 14 | #2,305 |
| 1929 | 10 | #2,920 |
| 1928 | 11 | #2,766 |
| 1927 | 17 | #2,168 |
| 1926 | 13 | #2,568 |
| 1925 | 9 | #3,361 |
| 1924 | 14 | #2,513 |
| 1923 | 12 | #2,732 |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,611 |
| 1921 | 7 | #4,021 |
| 1920 | 11 | #2,899 |
| 1919 | 11 | #2,812 |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 10 | #2,878 |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,415 |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 5 | #2,463 |
Nicknames for Cecily
- Cissy
- Cece 44 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Cecily
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Melody Fatima Aurora Avery Athena Cassidy Felicity Ivy Emily Romy Liana Celine
Other spellings of Cecily
Names related to Cecily
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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, “Cecily: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cecily, updated 20 October 2026.