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Cecily

female

Cecily.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1964 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #297 in Republic of Ireland in 1965. See regions.

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Data Confidence

Official popularity evidence
Verified
Profile completeness
Partial
Editorial research
Not yet completed

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Name Characteristics

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Pronunciation clarity

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Spelling simplicity

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Regional familiarity

Editorial judgement of how familiar this name is in its primary region of use today.

International familiarity

Editorial judgement of how easily this name travels across languages and borders.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin
Meaning
Not available
Pronunciation
Not available
Syllables
3
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
female
Language family
Not available

Popularity

RisingEngland and Wales (female) rank from 1996 to 2024, ranging from #585 to #1383.19961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024#585#1383
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England and Wales rank by year
YearRank
1996#974
1997#983
1998#1122
1999#864
2000#782
2001#936
2002#998
2003#1325
2004#1383
2005#916
2006#835
2007#963
2008#722
2009#795
2010#821
2011#817
2012#679
2013#663
2014#589
2015#637
2016#585
2017#753
2018#745
2019#651
2020#720
2021#709
2022#706
2023#677
2024#625

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

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Meaning & Origin

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

Audio not yet available.
Syllables
3
Ease
easy

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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