Cecilia

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: French

Cecilia first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 101 babies (rank #438 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Cecilia

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

33Destiny numberThe master teacherSelfless guidance and uplift — a heightened 6.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.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.

1,109

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

101

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	27	#826
1997	31	#754
1998	34	#703
1999	35	#680
2000	47	#573
2001	32	#768
2002	40	#671
2003	36	#764
2004	34	#806
2005	30	#918
2006	42	#741
2007	53	#658
2008	68	#561
2009	60	#623
2010	56	#664
2011	65	#617
2012	78	#542
2013	76	#548
2014	76	#558
2015	88	#493
2016	101	#438