Cecily
Cecily was the 1541st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 137 babies. Its best year was 1989, when it ranked 498th with 472 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 365 places. More babies were named Cecily in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,541 girls, up 54 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 137girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1989472 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,673babies recorded
Cecily popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,541 | 137 |
| 2020 | #1,595 | 131 |
| 2010 | #2,031 | 98 |
| 2000 | #1,801 | 96 |
| 1990 | #575 | 403 |
| 1980 | #1,585 | 73 |
| 1970 | #1,571 | 61 |
| 1960 | #1,640 | 47 |
| 1950 | #1,414 | 42 |
| 1940 | #2,445 | 12 |
| 1930 | #2,324 | 14 |
| 1920 | #2,928 | 11 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Cecily, counting every spelling?
Cecily is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,365 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,541 for Cecily on its own. Together these spellings went to 145 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cecily | 137 | #1,541 | 637 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Cecily?
137 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cecily (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Cecily born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 61 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cecily.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cecily?
About 8,000 people born in the US named Cecily are alive today, with a median age of 31; half are between 13 and 43. That makes Cecily mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Cecily by state
How common Cecily was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Ohio (1.9×), Pennsylvania (1.7×). In 35 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Cecily: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cecily, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cecily
How popular is the name Cecily?
Cecily was the 1541st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 137 babies. Its best year was 1989, when it ranked 498th with 472 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 365 places. More babies were named Cecily in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Cecily a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Cecily in the US.
Where is Cecily most popular?
In 2021–2025, Cecily was most common in Ohio (0.15 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and Illinois.