Cecilia
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning blind.
Babies a year
1,804
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#108
up from #123
UK popularity
#172
282 babies · up from #216
How Cecilia has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #181 |
| 2016 | #177 |
| 2017 | #168 |
| 2018 | #155 |
| 2019 | #154 |
| 2020 | #147 |
| 2021 | #133 |
| 2022 | #145 |
| 2023 | #137 |
| 2024 | #123 |
| 2025 | #108 |
In 2025, 282 babies in England and Wales were named Cecilia. In the US, 1,804 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Cecilia was most common in 1900, when it went to 0.08% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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