Cecelia

Latin

"blind"

Cecelia Origin and Meaning

The name Cecelia is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "blind".

Cecelia, with this spelling, got some recent attention as the name of Jim and Pam's baby on The Office -- and also the name of actress Jenna Fischer's newborn niece. A spelling variation of Cecilia that has a gently old-fashioned feel and several appealing short forms, including Celia, Celie, and, as on the TV show, Cece. Three times as many babies are given the Cecilia spelling as get the Cecelia one, though if you plan on calling your daughter Cece or Celia, Cecelia may feel like the more logical spelling.

Cecelia Rank in US Top 1000

# 497 in the US

Cecelia Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 859 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Cecelia

• 497 US 2023
• 859 Nameberry 2025
• 387 Future 2028
• 499 England 2023

20 Names Similar to Cecelia

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Cecelia.

• Camille
• Elaine
• Meredith
• Celine
• Adele
• Eileen
• Corinne
• Simone
• Annalise
• Nina
• Bridget
• Francesca
• Camilla
• Gwen
• Leona
• Valerie
• Colette
• Nadia
• Annika
• Lena

Famous People Named Cecelia

• Cecelia Anastasia Holland American novelist
• Cecelia Ager American film critic
• Cecelia Ahern Irish Author
• Cecilia Beaux American portraitist
• Cecelia "CeCe" Frey American singer
• Cecelia Eve Gershenson daughter of CNN anchor Kate Bolduan

The name Cecelia in Pop Culture

• Cecelia Monk supporting character in the film "Crossing Delancy" who pronounced it Ca,chill,ya
• Cecelia Trevenen character from "What Real Life Is"
• Cecelia Adlehyde character from video game "Wild Arms"
• Cecelia Marie "Cece" Halpert first born daughter of Pam and Jim Halpert on the show "The Office"
• Cecelia Brady character from the unfinished novel "The Love of the Last Tycoon" by F. Scott Fitzgerald