Cecile
Meaning
“French form of Cecilia, traditionally 'blind'”
Cecile around the world
One shared root links 4 names across 3 languages.
Shared root: from the Roman clan name Caecilius, tied to caecus "blind"; the music-loving martyr St. Cecilia carried it across Europe
The constellation
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Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Cecile peaked in the 1900s.
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Popularity in Brazil
135 people · the #33,416 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 29
Among people named Cecile living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Cecile
Most people given the name Cecile in the United States were born between 1940 and 1989. The Cecile you meet today is most often in her 60s or 70s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Cecile deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Cecile truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Cecile fits with your family’s names and surname.
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