Girl name Latin origin Christian tradition

Cecilia

suh-SEE-lee-uh · 7 letters · 4 syllables
What it means
Blind; patron saint of music
Language
Latin
Culture
Roman
Religion
Christian
Style era
classic
Themes
saint · music
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#123
2024 births2,238
Peak year2024
First appeared1880
Total US births108,992
2024 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
CeceCilla
Alternate spellings
CecyliaCecelia
In other languages
Cecilia (Italian/Spanish)Cécile (French)Cäcilia (German)Cecylia (Polish)

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Saint Cecilia
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