Cicely
2025 SSA
About Cicely
This frilly Victorian name is a variant of Cecilia and Cecily, with which it might well be confused. Cicely was a surprise choice for comedienne Sandra Bernhard.
Literary Cicelys can be found in Sir Walter Scott's "Kenilworth" and the 1925 Dos Passos novel "Manhattan Transfer."
A distinguished bearer is actress Cicely Tyson. Cicely, or Sweet Cicely is also a herbaceous plant with a strong taste reminiscent of anise,and is sometimes used for medicinal purposes.
Pronounced SIS-uh-lee.
As of October 2026, Cicely ranked #7975 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #608 in 1974.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Cicely on lists
Famous Cicelys
- Cicely Tyson
American actress
- (Esmerelda) Cicely Courtneidge
English actress, comedienne and singer
- Cicely Mary Barker
English author and illustrator ("Flower Fairies")
- Cicely Mary Saunders
English nurse who founded the hospice movement
Cicely in pop culture
- Cicely
Alaska, fictional setting of TV's "Northern Exposure"
- Lady Cicely Waynflete
character in G. Bernard Shaw's "Captain Brassbound's Conversion" (1900)