Cecelia is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #568 in 2024 with 529 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2023 with 616 births ranking #497. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 86.3%. In 2024, approximately 1 in every 3,050 girls born was named Cecelia. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.
Cecelia is a graceful variant of Cecilia with deep classical and saintly roots. It feels elegant, familiar, and music-touched.
The name belongs to a long-standing Christian and musical tradition through Saint Cecilia, which gives it cultural richness beyond the literal old family-name meaning. The spelling variant has remained especially popular in English-speaking use.