girl's name
Circe
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 741
Circe is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 28 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2022, when 34 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 118,413 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1967.
Circe over time
Births per decade in France, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2014, not a full ten years. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2014, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 45 |
| 2000s | 145 |
| 2010s (to 2014) | 135 |
| 2020s (to 2014) | 100 |
How popular is Circe?
In 2025, Circe was given to 28 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Circe 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 Circe is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Circé | Circé is Circe written with an acute accent in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #1,528 in France, against #7,553 for Circe. | 215 |
Names that peaked alongside Circe
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Circe also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Circe over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Circe
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Circe — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Circe
How popular is the name Circe?
In 2025, Circe was given to 28 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Circe a girl's or a boy's name?
Circe is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Circe most popular?
Circe peaked in 2022, when 34 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Circe a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Circe currently ranks #1,528 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.