Cecily is a distinctive choice, ranked #625 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Cecily in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#625
About the Name Cecily
Cecily is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 95 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #585 in 2016 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Cecily 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 Cecily
Unlikely. With around 62 UK babies named Cecily per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Cecily in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Cecily is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 95 places over the last five years to #625 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Cecily 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 Cecily include: Cecily Brown — Cecily Brown is a British painter.; Cecily Morrow — Cecily Alexandra Morrow is a United States Figure Skating (USFS) gold medalist in figures and skating teacher.; Cecily Strickland — Cecily Y..
Cecily does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Cecilys in the wild.
62
UK babies named Cecily (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 95 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Cecily
Likely around 1 other Cecily in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Cecily
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Cecily Brown is a British painter. Her style displays the influence of a variety of contemporary painters, from Willem de Kooning, Francis Bacon and Joan Mitchell, to Old Masters like Rubens, Poussin and Goya.
Cecily Alexandra Morrow is a United States Figure Skating (USFS) gold medalist in figures and skating teacher. Cecily was born in 1958, and started skating at age three in Baltimore, Maryland with Bob and Joan Ogilvie.
Cecily Bulstrode was a courtier and subject of poetry. She was the daughter of Edward Bulstrode and Cecily Croke; she was a cousin of Lucy Russell, Countess of Bedford, in whose household she was a member in 1605.
Cecily of York, also known as Cecelia, was the third daughter of King Edward IV of England and his queen consort Elizabeth Woodville. Shortly after the death of her father and before the assumption of the throne by her uncle King Richard III, Cecily and her siblings were declared illegitimate.
Cecily Bourchier Norden was an author, senior horse judge, champion rider and exhibitor and stud breeder. She is known for her contribution to the riding horse industry in South Africa.