girl's name
Cecilie
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 778
Cecilie is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1990, when 25 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1921.
Cecilie over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 23 |
| 1950s | 47 |
| 1960s | 28 |
| 1970s | 36 |
| 1980s | 42 |
| 1990s | 106 |
| 2000s | 52 |
| 2010s | 30 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 15 |
How popular is Cecilie?
In 2025, Cecilie was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Cecilie is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Cecilie is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Cécilie | Cécilie is a rare spelling of Cecilie, written with an acute accent and recorded about 45 times, mostly in France. | 45 |
Names that peaked alongside Cecilie
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Cecilie also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cecilie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Cecilie
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cecilie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Cecilie
How popular is the name Cecilie?
In 2025, Cecilie was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Cecilie a girl's or a boy's name?
Cecilie is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Cecilie most popular?
Cecilie peaked in 1990, when 25 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Cecilie a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Cecilie currently ranks #3,952 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.