The baby name Cicely is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈsɪsəli/ (SIS-uh-lee).
The baby name Cicely is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈsɪsəli/ (SIS-uh-lee).
Cicely is in Origin.
Cicely is an English feminine given name, a historical spelling of Cecily and a variant of Latin Caecilia, the feminine of the Roman name Caecilius. Its root caecus means “blind,” the sense attached to Saint Cecilia, famed early Christian martyr and patron of music, whose cult carried the name across medieval Europe.
Attested in England from Middle English as Cecely/Cecilie, the Cicely spelling settled in Early Modern records and lingered among Tudor–Stuart families, with later revivals into the 19th–20th centuries. Notable bearers include illustrator Cicely Mary Barker and hospice pioneer Dame Cicely Saunders (as well as actress Cicely Tyson). Related forms: Cecily, Cecilia, Cécile (French), Cäcilia (German), Cecilie (Scandinavian), Cecília (Portuguese/Slovak), and Cecilija (South Slavic); Scandinavian Sissel is a reduced form. Nicknames include Cece and Cissy. The herb “sweet cicely” is unrelated etymologically (from seseli) but echoes the sound.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| Canada | Girls | 1999 | #297 | 5 | 2,358 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #355 | 5 | 8,829 |
| HK | 0 | #355 | 3 | 8,483 | |
| BO | 0 | #407 | 2 | 6,868 | |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #538 | 4 | 7,500 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #600 | 12 | 9,488 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #603 | 13 | 16,104 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #910 | 7 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #929 | 15 | 14,861 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #991 | 2 | 12,708 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,067 | 6 | 24,821 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,147 | 6 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,230 | 7 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,260 | 8 | 17,781 |
Cicely is popular in 19 countries — most recent births per country:
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