Cecelia
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning blind; from caecus; variant of Cecilia.
How Cecelia has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #544 |
| 2016 | #537 |
| 2017 | #531 |
| 2018 | #594 |
| 2019 | #546 |
| 2020 | #573 |
| 2021 | #561 |
| 2022 | #522 |
| 2023 | #497 |
| 2024 | #568 |
| 2025 | #529 |
Cecelia by the numbers
In 2025, 95 babies in England and Wales were named Cecelia. In the US, 579 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 935 babies in 1918, making it a 1910s name.
At its height, in 1905, about 1 in 1,100 American girls born that year was called Cecelia.
Other names that come from Cecilia
Like Cecelia, each of these traces back to Cecilia: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Cecilyblind; diminutive of Cecilia78 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ceceblind; a form of Cecilia44 in England and Wales (2025)
- Cecilea form of Cecilia; blind or dim-sighted4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Cicelyblind; a form of Cecilia14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Cicilyblind; a form of Cecilia10 in the US (2017)
- Cecileeblind; a form of Cecilia6 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Cecelia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ceciliablind1,804 in the US (2017)
- Celiaheavenly or of the sky; a form of Caelia317 in the US (2017)
- Cameliacamel flower; a form of camellia15 in England and Wales (2025)
- Cecilliablind; a variant spelling of Cecilia10 in the US (2017)
- Cecilieblind; a form of cecilia6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Cleliafamous woman; feminine form derived from Roman name3 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Cecelia
Names that are said the same way as Cecelia, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Seciliablind; a form of Cecilia5 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Cecelia
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