Cecily
Cecily is a feminine given name. It is an English form of the Latin name Cecilia, which is derived from the Roman Caecili family.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Cecily
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cecily is a feminine given name. It is an English form of the Latin name Cecilia, which is derived from the Roman Caecili family.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Cecily
The earliest SSA record of Cecily as a baby girl name dates back to 1911, when 5 babies received it. 1989 was its biggest year on record, with 472 newborns named Cecily — #497 in the national rankings. As of 2026, Cecily ranks #1,666 for baby girls with 124 births, falling sharply (-17%). All told, over 9K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Cecily
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About the name Cecily
Cecily is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1911 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Cecily's peak popularity came in 1989 when it ranked #497. Use the chart and map above to compare Cecily'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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