Ceili
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAY-lee
- Origin
- Irish
Ceili is a girls' name of Irish origin, meaning “social gathering with dancing”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ceili mean?
Irish: from Irish céilí, a social gathering
“social gathering with dancing”
From the Irish word céilí, a traditional social gathering with music and dancing.
Is Ceili a girl's or a boy's name?
Ceili is a girls' name.
How popular is Ceili in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 23 girls. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the girls named Ceili in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ceili in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 16 | #7,480 |
| 2005 | 19 | #6,240 |
| 2004 | 17 | #6,763 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7,202 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 16 | #6,481 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 12 | #7,527 |
| 1997 | 23 | #4,505 |
| 1996 | 12 | #7,125 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 11 | #7,598 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 8 | #8,755 |
Names like Ceili
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cassidy, Codi, Teagan, Devyn, Mckenna, Reagan, Ashlyn, Keegan, Kennedy, Kodi, Callan, Rowan
Names related to Ceili
More Irish names
Oscar, Rory, Maeve, Finn, Aiden, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Ronan, Connor, Declan, Casey, Lennon
Sources
Figures from 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, “Ceili: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ceili, updated 20 October 2026.