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Girl name

Ceili

100% girls · last recorded 2019

Ceili has been given to about 288 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1997, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 285
Median age today24 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ceili per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1997 · 23
  • Born in 20250
  • All time288

How popular is Ceili?

Its best year was 1997, when 23 babies were given the name, ranking 4535th. The typical living American called Ceili is about 24 years old today.

Names that sound like Ceili

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kelli0.76
  2. Keily0.77
  3. Keli0.76
  4. Kayli0.67
  5. Cecilia0.65
  6. Keila0.66
  7. Lesli0.65
  8. Cali0.60

Middle names for Ceili

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ceili Josephine0.84
  2. Ceili Rose0.83
  3. Ceili Marie0.83
  4. Ceili Grace0.83
  5. Ceili Jane0.83
  6. Ceili Louise0.83

Sibling names for Ceili

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Paulinasister · 0.72
  2. Kianasister · 0.71
  3. Nikolasbrother · 0.70
  4. Hallesister · 0.70
  5. Jalenbrother · 0.69
  6. Keatonbrother · 0.68

Where Ceili is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Ceili Reyes0.78
    2. Ceili Nguyen0.78
    3. Ceili Moore0.78
    4. Ceili Lee0.78
    5. Ceili Hall0.78
    6. Ceili Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Ceili

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.