Cece is a distinctive choice, ranked #751 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Cece in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#751
About the Name Cece
Cece is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 349 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #683 in 2022 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2005.
Cece is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Cece
Unlikely. With around 50 UK babies named Cece per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Cece in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Cece is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 349 places over the last five years to #751 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Cece is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Cece include: CeCe Moore — CeCe Moore is an American genetic genealogist.; CeCe McDonald — CeCe McDonald is an American transgender activist convicted of second-degree manslaughter in the 2011 stabbing death of 47-year-old Dean Alvin Schmitz.; Cece Delzer — Cecelia Anne Delzer is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward or a midfielder for the Utah Royals of the National Women's Soccer League....
Cece does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Ceces in the wild.
50
UK babies named Cece (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 349 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Cece
Likely around 1 other Cece in the class
UK Popularity (2005–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Cece
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
CeCe Moore is an American genetic genealogist. She has been the genetic genealogy expert for Finding Your Roots since 2012 and heads the Parabon NanoLabs genetic genealogical unit.
CeCe McDonald is an American transgender activist convicted of second-degree manslaughter in the 2011 stabbing death of 47-year-old Dean Alvin Schmitz. Schmitz was killed in an altercation outside Schooner Tavern in South Minneapolis, which began with all three of the group Schmitz was part of shouting racist and transphobic epithets at McDonald (a Black trans woman) and her friends.
Cecelia Anne Delzer is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward or a midfielder for the Utah Royals of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).