Unisex name
Cecil
114,676 births (United States, 1880–2025), peaking in 1920. Expression number: 5.
Origin
From Latin Caecilius, a Roman family name derived from caecus (“blind”). The surname has absorbed the Old Welsh Seisyllt, from Latin Sextilius, from Sextus.From Wiktionary, entry “Cecil”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In the United States
Peak in 1920: 2,672 births. 114,676 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1910s to the 1950s. At its peak, it ranked 65th among boys' names in 1902. It is given to girls (7%) as well as boys (93%). It is still given: 591 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1972: 8 births. 91 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1960s and 1970s. It is given to girls (5%) as well as boys (95%). Fewer than ten births recorded from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
5
freedom, change, movement
3 + 5 + 3 + 9 + 3 = 23 → 5
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
5
freedom, change, movement
5 + 9 = 14 → 5
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
9
humanity, generosity, completion
3 + 3 + 3 = 9
- Digits missing from the name
- 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 3 · expression, creativity, sociability
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.