Cecelia
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Cecelia
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 is also given to boys.
Pronounced se-SEEL-ya.
As of October 2026, Cecelia ranked #529 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #169 in 1884, Nameberry popularity #433.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #571 | 535 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #544 | 572 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #537 | 579 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #529 | 585 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #594 | 512 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #546 | 557 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #572 | 511 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #560 | 548 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #518 | 599 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #497 | 616 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #568 | 529 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #529 | 569 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Cecelia for girls
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Cecelia on lists
Famous Cecelias
- Cecelia Anastasia HollandGirl
American novelist
- Cecelia AgerGirl
American film critic
- Cecelia AhernGirl
Irish Author
- Cecilia BeauxGirl
American portraitist
- Cecelia "CeCe" FreyGirl
American singer
- Cecelia Eve GershensonGirl
daughter of CNN anchor Kate Bolduan
Cecelia in pop culture
- Cecelia MonkGirl
supporting character in the film "Crossing Delancy" who pronounced it Ca,chill,ya
- Cecelia TrevenenGirl
character from "What Real Life Is"
- Cecelia AdlehydeGirl
character from video game "Wild Arms"
- Cecelia Marie "Cece" HalpertGirl
first born daughter of Pam and Jim Halpert on the show "The Office"
- Cecelia BradyGirl
character from the unfinished novel "The Love of the Last Tycoon" by F. Scott Fitzgerald