NameTides

Cecily

Cecily was the #1,540 girls' name in the US in 2025 (137 babies), and #514 in England & Wales and #2,475 in Canada.

Cecily as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Cecily as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUSCanada
Cecily as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#1,540 (137)#514 (78)—#2,475 (8)
2024#1,598 (131)#625 (62)—#1,541 (15)
2023#1,813 (111)#677 (53)—#2,027 (10)
2022#1,612 (131)#706 (52)#905 (3)#1,989 (10)
2021#1,641 (127)#709 (53)—#2,185 (9)
2020#1,593 (131)#720 (51)—#1,662 (13)
2019#1,392 (161)#651 (60)—#1,231 (20)
2018#1,540 (141)#745 (53)—#1,301 (18)
2017#1,244 (191)#753 (53)—#1,673 (13)
2016#1,241 (196)#585 (72)—#1,075 (24)
2015#1,175 (214)#637 (65)—#983 (26)
2014#1,061 (244)#589 (70)—#917 (29)
2013#1,371 (170)#663 (60)—#1,599 (14)
2012#1,791 (114)#679 (61)—#3,334 (5)
2011#1,909 (104)#817 (45)—#2,009 (10)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1989 at #497.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1911.

How common is it?

about 1 in 12,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 12,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 3,200uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 19,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Cecily is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 12,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 14,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Cecily by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,014ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,087NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,134OHPennsylvania: #871PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,742CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #1,040AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,615TXFlorida: #2,151FL
Cecily (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CecilyCanadaGirls#2,4758
CecilyEngland & WalesGirls#51478
CecilyIrelandGirls—too few
CecilyNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
CecilyUSGirls#1,540137