Sicily
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning from the island of sicily; possibly related to sica (dagger).
Sicily by the numbers
In 2025, 6 babies in England and Wales were named Sicily. In the US, 41 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 74 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sicily. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Sicily
Names that are said the same way as Sicily, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean an island
Like Sicily, each of these has an island in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Islaisland; from the river Islay1,959 in England and Wales (2025)
- Evelynnisland; a variant spelling of Evelyn938 in the US (2017)
- Skyesky; the Isle of Skye214 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kelseyisland of the ship; a place name799 in the US (2017)
- Whitneywhite island; from a place name336 in the US (2017)
- Lindseylinden tree island; variant of Lindsey316 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Sicily
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