Name meaning & stats
Cecilie
Cecilie (Latin origin). 356 US babies since 1940, peak 1990. Notable Cecilies are 2.9× over-represented as footballers.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
LatinSpelling of Cecily
Cecily around the world
- Сесили · Russian
- セシリー · Japanese
- 塞西莉 · Chinese
- Cecila · English
Famous Cecilys
- Cecily Neville, Duchess of York · English noblewoman (1415–1495)
In US birth records
Peak year: 1990
356 US babies were named Cecilie between 1940 and 2025.
Cecilie around the world
- England & Wales: 74 babies since 1996, peak 2023, No. 3,705 in 2025
- Norway: 8,494 babies since 1945, peak 1974
- France: 325 babies since 1900, peak 1978
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Cecilies end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 2.9× | High · 36 people |
| Writer | 1.1× | Medium · 13 people |
| Actor | 0.7× | Medium · 10 people |
| Politician | 0.7× | Low · 9 people |
Among notable women who are footballers, Cecilies show up 2.9× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 25 Cecilys spell it Cecilie
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1990)