Cemile

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 9 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
9
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Cemile by the numbers

Cemile was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

What we can tell you about Cemile

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Cemile. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Cecilea form of Cecilia; blind or dim-sighted4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Camileyoung ceremonial attendant; a form of Camilla20 in the US (2017)
  • Camilayoung ceremonial attendant6,761 in the US (2017)
  • Camilleyouthful; one who serves at ceremonies1,262 in the US (2017)
  • Celineheavenly; from caelum199 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Cecilyblind; diminutive of Cecilia78 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Cemile

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