Cecily
Meaning
“English form of Cecilia, traditionally 'blind'”
Cecily 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. Cecily peaked in the 1980s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
47 people · the #69,533 first name in Brazil · median age 22
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Cecily
Most people given the name Cecily in the United States were born between 1970 and 2019. The Cecily you meet today is most often in her 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Cecily deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Cecily 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 Cecily fits with your family’s names and surname.
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