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Why parents love Cecelia- Saint Cecilia is the patron saint of music — maximum musical heritage.
- Simon & Garfunkel's Cecilia is one of pop's most joyful songs.
- Four syllables with a musical, saintly sound: seh-SEEL-yah.
- Cece is the most charming possible nickname.
- The Virgin Suicides adds literary depth.
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The vibe of Cecelia
blindpatron saint of musicSimon & GarfunkelVirgin SuicidesLisbonsightlessmusicalsaintly
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Origin & history of Cecelia
Latin Caecilius (blind)
→ Saint Cecilia
→ variant Cecelia
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Latin roots
Cecelia is a variant of Cecilia from the Latin meaning blind. Saint Cecilia is the patron saint of music. Simon & Garfunkel's Cecilia (1970) is one of pop's most joyful songs. Jeffrey Eugenides' The Virgin Suicides features Cecelia Lisbon.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Saint Cecilia (2nd/3rd century); Simon & Garfunkel's Cecilia (1970).
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Today
Cecelia remains a beloved choice, ranking #546 in the US. 59,959 babies have been named Cecelia since 1880.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, SSA data
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How popular is Cecelia?
1918
peak year
Cecelia reached its widest reach during the 1910s. In 1918, 935 babies received the name (ranked #205). In the present decade it sits around #546, with about 561 babies given the name annually. Cecelia's usage has held roughly steady recently. The all-time total comes to roughly 59,959 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
935
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #205)
(ranked #205)
561
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
5,610
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
59,959
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Cecelia2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.
Cecelia's Life Path 3 is the communicator's number — musical-saint communication. People named Cecelia tend to be musical, mysterious, and gifted at creating beauty without needing to see it.
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Creates beauty without seeing✦
Patron-saint musicality◈
Garfunkel-level joy◎
Lisbon-sister mystery♡
Sightless-seeing depthC3
E5
C3
E5
L3
I9
A1
Sum: 29 → Life path 2
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Personality of Cecelia🕊️
Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
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Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
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Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
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Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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