Cecilia
Girl nameCecilia has been given to 111,688 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2025 and currently ranks #108 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin /sɪˈsiːli.ə/
From Latin Caecilia, feminine form of Caecilius, a Roman family name possibly derived from the byname caecus (“blind”). Popularized by Saint Cecilia, third century Roman martyr, the patron saint of music. Doublet of Sheila.
Origin: Latin
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
111,688
Peak year
2025 (2,506 babies)
Rank in 2025
#108 for girls
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▲ +41%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Cecilia
Cecilia Helena Payne Gaposchkin
British-born American astronomer
Nurbanu Sultan
Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1574 to 1583
Cecilia Bartoli
Italian opera singer (born 1966)
Cecilia Roth
Argentine actress
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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