Infographic of Cecil name meaning, which is “Deprived of vision, as by affection.” From the Latin caecus, devoid of light.
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Cecil Name Popularity

How popular is the name Cecil? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 436 0.1238%
1911 — 521 0.1399%
1912 — 1,042 0.2066%
1913 — 1,254 0.2212%
1914 — 1,500 0.2152%
1915 — 2,160 0.2377%
1916 — 2,163 0.2239%
1917 — 2,081 0.208%
1918 — 2,313 0.2155%
1919 — 2,292 0.2189%
1920 — 2,443 0.2197%
1921 — 2,446 0.2136%
1922 — 2,318 0.2081%
1923 — 2,237 0.1997%
1924 — 2,289 0.1971%
1925 — 2,288 0.2024%
1926 — 2,286 0.2078%
1927 — 2,212 0.1998%
1928 — 1,990 0.186%
1929 — 1,863 0.1799%
1930 — 1,865 0.1785%
1931 — 1,754 0.1777%
1932 — 1,636 0.1656%
1933 — 1,477 0.1585%
1934 — 1,577 0.1631%
1935 — 1,703 0.1752%
1936 — 1,558 0.1617%
1937 — 1,608 0.1632%
1938 — 1,542 0.1506%
1939 — 1,552 0.1526%
1940 — 1,560 0.1468%
1941 — 1,492 0.1326%
1942 — 1,585 0.1255%
1943 — 1,672 0.1281%
1944 — 1,481 0.1195%
1945 — 1,322 0.1084%
1946 — 1,389 0.0941%
1947 — 1,413 0.0846%
1948 — 1,370 0.0858%
1949 — 1,299 0.0808%
1950 — 1,319 0.0819%
1951 — 1,295 0.0764%
1952 — 1,304 0.0747%
1953 — 1,209 0.0683%
1954 — 1,274 0.0697%
1955 — 1,189 0.0646%
1956 — 1,113 0.0589%
1957 — 1,033 0.0537%
1958 — 975 0.0516%
1959 — 974 0.0513%
1960 — 927 0.0489%
1961 — 939 0.0497%
1962 — 853 0.0465%
1963 — 789 0.044%
1964 — 695 0.0395%
1965 — 700 0.0428%
1966 — 642 0.0411%
1967 — 508 0.0335%
1968 — 527 0.0351%
1969 — 531 0.0345%
1970 — 543 0.0341%
1971 — 509 0.0339%
1972 — 441 0.0324%
1973 — 377 0.0291%
1974 — 391 0.0301%
1975 — 310 0.0241%
1976 — 317 0.0246%
1977 — 335 0.0249%
1978 — 323 0.024%
1979 — 316 0.0224%
1980 — 381 0.0261%
1981 — 284 0.0193%
1982 — 251 0.0168%
1983 — 266 0.018%
1984 — 256 0.0172%
1985 — 221 0.0146%
1986 — 243 0.0161%
1987 — 213 0.014%
1988 — 234 0.015%
1989 — 198 0.0123%
1990 — 188 0.0113%
1991 — 167 0.0102%
1992 — 142 0.0089%
1993 — 151 0.0097%
1994 — 101 0.0066%
1995 — 104 0.0069%
1996 — 107 0.0071%
1997 — 76 0.0051%
1998 — 72 0.0048%
1999 — 75 0.005%
2000 — 95 0.0062%
2001 — 79 0.0052%
2002 — 54 0.0036%
2003 — 47 0.0031%
2004 — 43 0.0028%
2005 — 65 0.0043%
2006 — 51 0.0033%
2007 — 56 0.0035%
2008 — 64 0.0041%
2009 — 39 0.0026%
2010 — 34 0.0024%
2011 — 32 0.0022%
2012 — 38 0.0027%
2013 — 48 0.0034%
2014 — 33 0.0023%
2015 — 57 0.0039%
2016 — 40 0.0028%
2017 — 58 0.0042%
2018 — 50 0.0036%
2019 — 29 0.0021%
2020 — 36 0.0028%
2021 — 58 0.0047%
2022 — 53 0.004%
2023 — 62 0.0048%

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What names are variants of Cecil?

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Cecilio

Blind; sixth

Welsh

Cecilius

Blind; sixth

Welsh

Cecyl

Blind; sixth

Welsh

Celio

Heaven

Latin

What names sound like Cecil?

If you like how Cecil sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Cecil.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Sicilly
Sicily

Place name; scythe

Latin

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4 Comments

  1. I feel this is not the right meaning of Cecil
    My dad told me that the meaning of Cecil means a great man
    I’m surprised to see the meaning of Cecil is blind
    I will like to know how meaning is Cecil
    Please I await your urgent response
    Thank you

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    • I thought it meant blind but with a super sense of wisdom.. what dies Cecil really mean..

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  2. We name our son after my husband. My husband does not like his, but to me it is a strong name. It has power behind the name and I know our son will be destined to do great things in life.

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  3. Named after my grandpa

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