Cicely
Cicely was the 7975th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 608th with 256 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,120 places. More babies were named Cicely in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,975 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1974256 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,391babies recorded
Cicely popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,975 | 13 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | #6,438 | 20 |
| 2000 | #4,429 | 27 |
| 1990 | #5,338 | 17 |
| 1980 | #1,503 | 79 |
| 1970 | #4,270 | 13 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #4,485 | 6 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Cicely, counting every spelling?
Cicely is a spelling of Sicily, a name family that had 64 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 64 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sicily | 51 | #3,164 | 239 |
| Cicely | 13 | #7,975 | 55 |
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 Cicely?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cicely (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Cicely 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 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cicely.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cicely?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Cicely are alive today, with a median age of 46; half are between 33 and 51. That makes Cicely 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Cicely: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cicely, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cicely
How popular is the name Cicely?
Cicely was the 7975th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 608th with 256 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,120 places. More babies were named Cicely in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Cicely a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Cicely in the US.