Cecylia
- Gender
- Girl
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- Origin
- Latin
Cecylia is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “blind”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Cecylia mean?
Latin: Polish form of Cecilia, from the Roman family name Caecilius
“blind”
Polish form of Cecilia, from the Roman family name Caecilius, which is related to the Latin word for blind.
Is Cecylia a girl's or a boy's name?
Cecylia is a girls' name.
How popular is Cecylia in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2018, with 8 girls.
Cecylia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 8 | #3,068 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
How popular is Cecylia in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1917, with 9 girls. It first appears in the records in 1916.
Half of all the girls named Cecylia in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Cecylia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 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 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,568 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 9 | #3,090 |
| 1916 | 8 | #3,256 |
Names like Cecylia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sophia, Aria, Lucia, Emilia, Luna, Julia, Cecilia, Olivia, Aurora, Clara, Amelia, Aurelia
Names related to Cecylia
More Latin names
Oliver, Leo, Roman, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Nora, Rosie, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian, Anthony, Austin, Felix, Camila
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, “Cecylia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cecylia, updated 20 October 2026.