Cecily is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Cecily means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Cecily across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Cecily has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Cecily is a girl name of Latin origin meaning “blind”. An English form of Cecilia, feminine of the Roman family name Caecilius.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 8,673 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 1,260 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 19 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Cecily per year, United States (1911 to 2025). United States peaked in 1989 (472/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2025 (78/yr) · Ireland peaked in 1965 (5/yr).
Cecily has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1989, when it ranked #936 nationally (given to 472 babies that year).
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