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Boy name Latin origin

Cecil

SES-uhl · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Blind
Language
Latin
Culture
English
Style era
modern
Themes
English · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1479
2024 births122
Peak year1920
First appeared1880
Total US births106,867
1920 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
Cecyl
In other languages
CecilioCecilius

Sibling name suggestions

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Notable people named Cecil

Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil Rhodes