Cecilie

SEH-sih-lee /ˈsɛsɪli/
girl 3 syllables rising

Cecilie is a rare variant of Cecilia that peaked in 1990 and has since faded.

Cecilie is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #11,140 for girl births in the United States (and #18,767 across all names), given to 8 babies. Cecilie was first reported in SSA data in 1921 and peaked in 1990 (25 births).

About the name Cecilie

PronunciationSEH-sih-lee /ˈsɛsɪli/
CultureDanishNorwegian
#11,140U.S. rank among girls 2025
#18,767among all names 2025
8U.S. births 2025
25peak births 1990
1921first in SSA data

Names similar to Cecilie

How popular is Cecilie?

Girls named Cecilie 8 in 2025
1921194019601980200020202025
Girls named Cecilie per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1921–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Cecilie total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202588#11,140
202277#12,512
201855#16,177
201777#12,991
201577#13,296
201466#14,960
201355#17,076
20081010#10,963
200777#14,221
200666#15,509
200555#16,989
200466#14,512
200277#12,460
20001111#8,669
199955#14,830
199888#10,291
199711—#7,861
199613—#6,782
19956—#12,044
19949—#8,948
199310—#8,165
19929—#8,855
199110—#8,069
199025—#4,025
198918—#4,890
198814—#5,649
19865—#11,167
19805—#10,613
19796—#9,155
19767—#7,389
19755—#9,263
19749—#5,819
19709—#5,457
19667—#5,337
19657—#5,355
19617—#5,365
19607—#5,238
19596—#5,640
19586—#5,495
19567—#4,890
195410—#3,754
19536—#5,122
19526—#4,992
19506—#4,811
19285—#4,827
19248—#3,707
19225—#5,134
19215—#5,239