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Cecil

Boy Latin #1528 in 2023

Cecil is a boy name of Latin origin.

Meaning of Cecil

From Caecilius, a Roman family name derived from caecus. The surname has absorbed the Seisyllt, from Latin Sextilius, from Sextus.

Popularity of Cecil

Popularity, 1880–2023

115 births in 2023

1880 2023

106,745 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1920

2,672 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Priceless; highly praiseworthy

A syllogism in which all three propositions are of the form "All X are Y" or "X is a Y"

In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles

Also called John Mark, the first patriarch of Alexandria, credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Mark

Rival; industrious

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.