girl's name
Cecily
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 10,445
England and Wales
#519
2025 births
Cecily is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 137 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1989, when 472 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 24,200 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1911.
Cecily over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 31 |
| 1920s | 117 |
| 1930s | 168 |
| 1940s | 287 |
| 1950s | 483 |
| 1960s | 425 |
| 1970s | 882 |
| 1980s | 1,288 |
| 1990s | 1,582 |
| 2000s | 1,009 |
| 2010s | 1,633 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 768 |
How popular is Cecily?
In 2025, Cecily was given to 137 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Cecily 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 Cecily is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Cécily | Cécily is a rare spelling of Cecily, written with an acute accent and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Cecily
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Cecily also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cecily over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Cecily
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cecily — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Cecily
How popular is the name Cecily?
In 2025, Cecily was given to 137 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Cecily a girl's or a boy's name?
Cecily is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Cecily most popular?
Cecily peaked in 1989, when 472 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Cecily a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Cecily currently ranks #519 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.