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A name. A world of connections.
“the blind one”
No sourced pronunciation yet
01 / Meaning & origin
Cicely is a feminine given name documented in English. It is a form of Cecily, for which German Wikipedia gives the meaning “the blind one”.
Meaning: “the blind one”
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02 / Across borders
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3 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2025: 13 girls (rank 7885). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Cicely
Recorded category girls
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | 5 | 4,594 | observed |
| 1918 | 5 | 4,809 | observed |
| 1919 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1920 | 6 | 4,398 | observed |
| 1921 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1922 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1923 | 8 | 3,641 | observed |
| 1924 | 10 | 3,144 | observed |
| 1925 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1926 | 5 | 4,851 | observed |
| 1927 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1928 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1929 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1930 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1935 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1936 | 5 | 4,181 | observed |
| 1937 | 5 | 4,255 | observed |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | 6 | 3,782 | observed |
| 1940 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1941 | 6 | 3,954 | observed |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1944 | 7 | 3,687 | observed |
| 1945 | 5 | 4,556 | observed |
| 1946 | 6 | 4,417 | observed |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | 6 | 5,040 | observed |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1956 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1957 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1958 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1959 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1960 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1961 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1962 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1963 | 5 | 6,592 | observed |
| 1964 | 6 | 6,009 | observed |
| 1965 | 5 | 6,539 | observed |
| 1966 | 10 | 4,198 | observed |
| 1967 | 8 | 4,982 | observed |
| 1968 | 6 | 6,246 | observed |
| 1969 | 12 | 4,198 | observed |
| 1970 | 13 | 4,246 | observed |
| 1971 | 5 | 8,324 | observed |
| 1972 | 11 | 4,793 | observed |
| 1973 | 212 | 702 | observed |
| 1974 | 256 | 608 | observed |
| 1975 | 119 | 1,012 | observed |
| 1976 | 96 | 1,182 | observed |
| 1977 | 129 | 1,031 | observed |
| 1978 | 116 | 1,117 | observed |
| 1979 | 114 | 1,161 | observed |
| 1980 | 79 | 1,502 | observed |
| 1981 | 83 | 1,455 | observed |
| 1982 | 85 | 1,429 | observed |
| 1983 | 71 | 1,565 | observed |
| 1984 | 60 | 1,788 | observed |
| 1985 | 32 | 2,860 | observed |
| 1986 | 35 | 2,724 | observed |
| 1987 | 30 | 3,101 | observed |
| 1988 | 32 | 3,095 | observed |
| 1989 | 23 | 4,121 | observed |
| 1990 | 17 | 5,286 | observed |
| 1991 | 25 | 4,059 | observed |
| 1992 | 35 | 3,218 | observed |
| 1993 | 33 | 3,351 | observed |
| 1994 | 17 | 5,445 | observed |
| 1995 | 35 | 3,220 | observed |
| 1996 | 19 | 5,065 | observed |
| 1997 | 20 | 5,010 | observed |
| 1998 | 31 | 3,730 | observed |
| 1999 | 29 | 3,970 | observed |
| 2000 | 27 | 4,400 | observed |
| 2001 | 19 | 5,822 | observed |
| 2002 | 28 | 4,381 | observed |
| 2003 | 17 | 6,576 | observed |
| 2004 | 14 | 7,828 | observed |
| 2005 | 24 | 5,266 | observed |
| 2006 | 22 | 5,906 | observed |
| 2007 | 20 | 6,552 | observed |
| 2008 | 13 | 8,965 | observed |
| 2009 | 16 | 7,679 | observed |
| 2010 | 20 | 6,382 | observed |
| 2011 | 15 | 7,783 | observed |
| 2012 | 8 | 12,199 | observed |
| 2013 | 26 | 5,143 | observed |
| 2014 | 11 | 9,517 | observed |
| 2015 | 9 | 10,866 | observed |
| 2016 | 16 | 7,230 | observed |
| 2017 | 10 | 9,943 | observed |
| 2018 | 11 | 9,151 | observed |
| 2019 | 11 | 9,112 | observed |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | 17 | 6,691 | observed |
| 2022 | 10 | 9,680 | observed |
| 2023 | 8 | 11,169 | observed |
| 2024 | 7 | 12,161 | observed |
| 2025 | 13 | 7,885 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Cicely” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
American actress (1924–2021)
English writer, doctor, founder of the hospice care movement, palliative care activist
British actress and writer
British artist (1895-1973)
English actress and comedian (1893–1980)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
