Cecilia

Girl Latin #137 in 2023

Cecilia is a girl name of Latin origin.

Meaning of Cecilia

From Caecilia, feminine form of Caecilius, a Roman family name possibly derived from the byname t=blind. Popularized by Saint Cecilia, third century Roman martyr, the patron saint of music.

Popularity of Cecilia

Popularity, 1880–2023

2,057 births in 2023

1880 2023

106,754 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

2021

2,095 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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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.