Given name & surname
Cece
“from an ancient family”
In English use, Cece is a diminutive of Priscilla. In Latin use, Priscilla carries the interpretation “from an ancient family.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Cece is a diminutive of Priscilla. In Latin use, Priscilla carries the interpretation “from an ancient family.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Cece is a diminutive of Cecilia. Cecilia possibly comes from Latin.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Cece is a diminutive of Cecilia.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1947. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cece through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 536
- 0 boys · 536 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 22 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #6,594 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +27%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,594 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 26.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,495 as a first name in 2020; 389 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Cece’s family of names
In English usage, Cece is a diminutive of Cecilia. Cece has a related form in Cecilia. In English usage, Cece is a diminutive of Priscilla.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Cece
- CeCe PenistonAmerican singerborn 1969
- CeCe WinansAmerican gospel singerborn 1964
- Cece BellAmerican illustrator and children's writerborn 1970
- CeCe RogersAmerican musicianborn 1962
- CeCe McDonaldAmerican activistborn 1989
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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