Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Cecilee 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 1951. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cecilee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 218
- 0 boys · 218 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 19 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 6 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 19 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 295 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Cecilee’s family of names
Cecilee has a related form in Cecilia.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Cecilee, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Cecily
Cecily is a feminine given name from Latin.
>99% girls
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“one who is sleek”
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Selina
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>99% girls
Stephany
“crowned in victory”
>99% girls
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“heaven”
>99% girls
Susana
“resembling a graceful white lily”
>99% girls
Desirae
“one who is desired”
>99% girls
Silvia
“a woodland dweller”
>99% girls