Meaning & origin
What it means
Cecy is a diminutive of Cecilia. Cecilia possibly goes back to a word meaning “blind.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
In English use, Cecy is a diminutive of Cecily. An origin associated with Cecily is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Cecy is a diminutive of Cecilia. In English usage, Cecy is a diminutive of Cecily.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cecy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 47
- 0 boys · 47 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 11 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 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 2005. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 336 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.
Cecy’s family of names
In English usage, Cecy is a diminutive of Cecilia. In English usage, Cecy is a diminutive of Cecily.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.