Circe
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning circle; from the goddess of magic in Homer's Odyssey.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Circe by the numbers
Circe was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 10 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Circe. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean God
Like Circe, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- SamanthaGod has heard; feminine form of Samuel4,308 in the US (2017)
- Micahwho is like God3,924 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Circe
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