Female name
Cecilia
2,456 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2025. Expression number: 33.
Origin
From Latin Caecilia, feminine form of Caecilius, a Roman family name possibly derived from the byname caecus (“blind”). Popularized by Saint Cecilia, third century Roman martyr, the patron saint of music. Doublet of Sheila.From Wiktionary, entry “Cecilia”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2025: 282 births. 2,456 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. It is still given: 985 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2025: 2,506 births. 111,688 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1950s to the 2020s. It is still given: 10,913 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1965: 23 births. 392 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1960s, 1970s and 2020s. It is still given: 57 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 20,390 | 1900–2025 | 84th in 1988 |
| Argentina | 3,386 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Switzerland | 2,030* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Quebec | 454 | 1980–2025 | — |
| Austria | 279 | 1984–2025 | — |
| Berlin | 234 | 2012–2023 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex); Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first).
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.
33
the guide, self-giving (master number)
3 + 5 + 3 + 9 + 3 + 9 + 1 = 33
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
5 + 9 + 9 + 1 = 24 → 6
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
9
humanity, generosity, completion
3 + 3 + 3 = 9
- Digits missing from the name
- 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.