Secilia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- seh-SEE-lee-ah
- Origin
- Latin
Secilia is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “blind”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Secilia mean?
Latin: spelling of Cecilia, from the Roman family name Caecilius
“blind”
Variant of Cecilia; Saint Cecilia, an early Roman martyr, is the patron saint of music.
Is Secilia a girl's or a boy's name?
Secilia is a girls' name.
How popular is Secilia in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 18 girls. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the girls named Secilia in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Secilia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10,230 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 16 | #6,880 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8,274 |
| 2001 | 18 | #6,062 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 18 | #5,275 |
| 1995 | 15 | #5,953 |
| 1994 | 12 | #7,091 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
| 1991 | 10 | #7,980 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 9 | #7,686 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,560 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
Nicknames for Secilia
Names like Secilia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Victoria, Sophia, Lucia, Montserrat, Solana, Mariana, Amaria, Luciana, Octavia, Ariana, Alivia, Ximena
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian
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, “Secilia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/secilia, updated 20 October 2026.