Ceili
Ceili was an Irish priest in the mid-eleventh century. He was Bishop of Ardagh and died in 1048.
Meaning & Origin of Ceili
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ceili was an Irish priest in the mid-eleventh century. He was Bishop of Ardagh and died in 1048.
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The Story of Ceili
Ceili first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1989, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 23 Ceilis were born — ranking #4,508 that year. As of 2026, Ceili ranks #13,792 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 288 Ceilis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ceili
Ceili is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 288 births in the dataset. Ceili's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #4,508. Use the chart and map above to compare Ceili'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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