as a First Name
From the Latin name Caecilia, feminine form of Caecilius (see Cecil). This was a good deal more common than the masculine form, largely due to the fame of the 2nd- or 3rd-century virgin martyr whose name is still mentioned daily in the Roman Catholic Canon of the Mass. She is regarded as the patron saint of music and has inspired works such as Purcell's ‘Ode on St Cecilia's Day’, although the reasons for this association are not clear.
| 505th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 86,905
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- New Mexico
- has the most people named Cecilia per capita
- 1911
- marked the height of its popularity
99.97%
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28%
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26%
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15%
13-29
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30%
0-12
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