Cecile
Cécile or Cecile is a feminine given name and surname. It is the French form of the name Cecilia, which is derived from the Roman Caecili family.
- French
Meaning & Origin of Cecile
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cécile or Cecile is a feminine given name and surname. It is the French form of the name Cecilia, which is derived from the Roman Caecili family.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
The Story of Cecile
Cecile first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 17 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1918: 495 births, good for #284 nationwide. About 20% of every Cecile on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Cecile ranks #6,527 for baby girls with 17 births, falling sharply (-23%). All told, over 20K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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About the name Cecile
Cecile is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 20K births in the dataset. Cecile's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #221. Use the chart and map above to compare Cecile'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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