Cecile

Primarily a girl's name · 99% girls

Meaning

Cécile or Cecile is a feminine given name and surname. It is the French form of the name Cecilia, which is derived from the Roman Caecili family.

From Wikipedia

Cecile first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1918 with 495 babies (rank #284 that year). In 2024 it was given to 21 girls (rank #5,818). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Cecile

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Cecile yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

20,589

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

495

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Cecile

Cécile de Francefilm actor · b. 1975
Cécile La Grenadepolitician · b. 1952
Cécile Chaminadeflautist · b. 1857
Cécile Aubryfilm actor · b. 1928
Cécile Duflotpolitician · b. 1975

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	17	#405
1881	24	#326
1882	27	#344
1883	35	#294
1884	29	#369
1885	32	#355
1886	43	#319
1887	34	#368
1888	81	#256
1889	67	#294
1890	71	#294
1891	79	#277
1892	92	#278
1893	86	#291
1894	102	#275
1895	109	#267
1896	144	#231
1897	121	#257
1898	172	#221
1899	147	#227
1900	175	#246
1901	133	#252
1902	181	#222
1903	159	#239
1904	173	#234
1905	161	#258
1906	163	#257
1907	156	#280
1908	155	#282
1909	186	#263
1910	187	#284
1911	184	#288
1912	275	#270
1913	282	#280
1914	351	#280
1915	468	#272
1916	417	#295
1917	476	#284
1918	495	#284
1919	478	#293
1920	482	#297
1921	475	#301
1922	422	#316
1923	474	#296
1924	422	#327
1925	409	#330
1926	378	#344
1927	371	#350
1928	328	#377
1929	306	#383
1930	295	#395
1931	260	#403
1932	235	#428
1933	206	#457
1934	210	#450
1935	270	#389
1936	359	#326
1937	357	#330
1938	313	#371
1939	320	#364
1940	310	#372
1941	243	#439
1942	282	#429
1943	280	#444
1944	214	#492
1945	198	#516
1946	225	#523
1947	234	#555
1948	214	#570
1949	196	#593
1950	196	#601
1951	184	#639
1952	203	#614
1953	195	#639
1954	163	#722
1955	159	#750
1956	166	#755
1957	186	#734
1958	185	#725
1959	173	#773
1960	140	#878
1961	135	#923
1962	124	#954
1963	119	#974
1964	77	#1,254
1965	77	#1,227
1966	53	#1,533
1967	61	#1,417
1968	53	#1,576
1969	56	#1,592
1970	51	#1,761
1971	36	#2,216
1972	37	#2,105
1973	35	#2,227
1974	30	#2,504
1975	39	#2,173
1976	26	#2,874
1977	29	#2,787
1978	22	#3,404
1979	30	#2,871
1980	52	#2,019
1981	45	#2,234
1982	44	#2,257
1983	35	#2,555
1984	49	#2,054
1985	36	#2,662
1986	20	#4,052
1987	35	#2,791
1988	32	#3,100
1989	54	#2,225
1990	43	#2,701
1991	37	#3,040
1992	31	#3,513
1993	30	#3,609
1994	34	#3,311
1995	26	#3,996
1996	28	#3,851
1997	20	#5,053
1998	25	#4,387
1999	21	#5,066
2000	20	#5,529
2001	29	#4,234
2002	22	#5,295
2003	31	#4,235
2004	28	#4,730
2005	23	#5,476
2006	30	#4,708
2007	30	#4,839
2008	23	#5,982
2009	26	#5,420
2010	21	#6,226
2011	25	#5,400
2012	29	#4,859
2013	22	#5,859
2014	19	#6,505
2015	27	#5,013
2016	25	#5,312
2017	24	#5,396
2018	24	#5,344
2019	21	#5,833
2020	25	#5,041
2021	25	#5,117
2022	20	#6,034
2023	16	#6,987
2024	21	#5,818