Cecil

Cecil is a male given name: 93% of people named Cecil are men, and it is recorded as male in 2 of the 3 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 93%Female 7%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 93% male / 7% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain, Netherlands
US births since 1880: 106,079 male / 7,682 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Cecil

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Cecil," in English, "Guten Tag Cecil," in German. Cecil is a male given name: about 93% of people named Cecil are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Cecil,

German

Guten Tag Cecil,

French

Bonjour Cecil,

Spanish

Estimado/a Cecil:

Chinese

Cecil您好：

Japanese

Cecil様

English

Hi Cecil,

German

Hi Cecil,

French

Salut Cecil,

Spanish

Hola Cecil,

Chinese

Cecil你好：

Japanese

Cecilさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Cecil by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	man's name	93%
Great Britain	uncommon	man's name	98%
Netherlands	rare	woman's name	25%

United States birth data

106,079 male · 7,682 female · 113,761 births recorded

Male 93%Female 7%

Since 1980: 98% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Cecil a male or female name?

Cecil is a male given name: 93% of people named Cecil are men, and it is recorded as male in 2 of the 3 countries covered.

How do I address Cecil in an email?

Is Cecil a unisex name?

Cecil is not a unisex name: 93% of people named Cecil are men. Cecil leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Cecil a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/cecil (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_cecil,
  title  = {Is Cecil a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/cecil},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}