Cebell
A cibell or cebell is a gavotte-like musical piece in duple metre, predominantly heard in Baroque music. It is named after the chorus praising the goddess Cybele in Jean Baptiste Lully's Atys.
Meaning & Origin of Cebell
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
A cibell or cebell is a gavotte-like musical piece in duple metre, predominantly heard in Baroque music. It is named after the chorus praising the goddess Cybele in Jean Baptiste Lully's Atys.
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The Story of Cebell
Cebell first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1921, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 6 Cebells were born — ranking #4,464 that year. As of 2026, Cebell ranks #4,464 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 6 Cebells have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Cebell
Cebell is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1921 and has accumulated 6 births in the dataset. Cebell's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #4,464. Use the chart and map above to compare Cebell's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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