Cecelia

Meaning: Possibly blind
Origin: Variant of Cecilia (from Latin)

Girl's name · #529 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Cecelia — on the books since 1880, #529 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 61,000 girls share it. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Cecelia is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 37 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Cecelia ranks in other countries and regions.

#426 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,160 in Canada (2024).

Famous Cecelias

Cecelia Ahern — Irish novelist
Cecelia Wolstenholme — British swimmer, Olympic athlete, British Empire Games gold medallist
Cecelia Joyce — Irish cricketer
Cecelia Akagu — Nigerian army officer
Cecelia Ager — American film critic and reporter

In stories & tradition

Cecelia — Catching Fire (book)

What Cecelias become

Among 41 notable people named Cecelia:

No single standout — notable Cecelias spread across many fields.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Cecilia (#108), Cecelia would rank around #82 with about 3,100 births last year — the newborns split about 81/19 between Cecilia and Cecelia.

Similar names: Cecily · Myra · Celia · Delia · Alma · Emelia

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