Spellings
Cecilia or Cecelia?
In the US in 2025, 81% of babies in this name family were spelled Cecilia and 19% Cecelia. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Cecilia81% of the family2,506 born in 2025#108 among girls+41% since 2015Cecelia19% of the family569 born in 2025#529 among girlssteady since 2015Cecylia<1% of the family0 born in 2025
Ten years ago
Cecilia already led in 2015, with 76% of the family's births; it has 81% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 2,354 to 3,075 births (+31%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cecilia | 1,782 | 2,506 | +41% |
| Cecelia | 572 | 569 | steady |
How they sound
- Cecilia /səˈsɪliə/ (suh-SIL-ee-uh)
- Cecelia /səˈsiliə/ (suh-SEE-lee-uh)
- Cecylia /tsɛˈsiljɑ/ (tseh-TSIL-yah)
In France
In France in 2025: Cecilia 25 births and Cecylia 5 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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