Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Cecelie isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cecelie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 31
- 0 boys · 31 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 1990. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 1989.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Cecelie’s family of names
Cecelie may belong to the same name family as CECELLIE. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Cecelie, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Cecily is a feminine given name from Latin.
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>99% girls
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>99% girls
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>99% girls
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5% boys · 95% girls
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>99% girls
Kassie
“an unheeded prophetess”
>99% girls
Stephany
“crowned in victory”
>99% girls