Cecelia has been given to about 60,530 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1918, which makes it a Edwardian name.
Cecelia ranks 529th among American girls in 2025, with 569 born that year. Its best year was 1918, when 935 babies were given the name, ranking 205th. The typical living American called Cecelia is about 56 years old today. It is relatively most common in Rhode Island, where it accounts for 0.09% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.