Cecile
French form of Cecilia, the feminine of the Roman family name Caecilius, which was derived from the Latin adjective caecus, meaning blind.
Cecile in 2025
Cecile was given to 22 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 9,708th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 150,697 babies born.
The history of Cecile
Cecile reached its highest point in 1918, when 503 babies were given the name, ranking 519th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 331st, in 1898.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 20,612 babies have been named Cecile. Half of them were born before 1928, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Cecile by decade
| Decade | Babies named Cecile | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 389 | 440 |
| 1890s | 1,123 | 331 |
| 1900s | 1,642 | 331 |
| 1910s | 3,638 | 449 |
| 1920s | 4,143 | 545 |
| 1930s | 2,900 | 604 |
| 1940s | 2,406 | 692 |
| 1950s | 1,815 | 1,059 |
| 1960s | 895 | 1,509 |
| 1970s | 335 | 2,792 |
| 1980s | 402 | 3,172 |
| 1990s | 295 | 4,365 |
| 2000s | 262 | 7,075 |
| 2010s | 237 | 8,256 |
| 2020s | 130 | 8,713 |
Where Cecile is heading
Cecile has fallen 19% over the past decade, from 27 babies in 2015 to 22 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1918 peak — Cecile is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Cecile
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Cecile.