Cecilia
Cecilia is a female given name: 99% of people named Cecilia are women, and it is recorded as female in 19 of the 19 countries covered.
Cecilia · Cécilia · Cecília
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Sweden, Spain
- Also spelled
- Cécilia, Cecília
- US births since 1880
- 177 male / 95,015 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Cecilia
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Cecilia," in English, "Guten Tag Cecilia," in German. Cecilia is a female given name: about 99% of people named Cecilia are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Cecilia,
German
Guten Tag Cecilia,
French
Bonjour Cecilia,
Spanish
Estimado/a Cecilia:
Chinese
Cecilia您好：
Japanese
Cecilia様
English
Hi Cecilia,
German
Hi Cecilia,
French
Salut Cecilia,
Spanish
Hola Cecilia,
Chinese
Cecilia你好：
Japanese
Ceciliaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 0% |
| Sweden | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Malta | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Portugal | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Hungary | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovakia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | rare | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 19 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Luxembourg | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Moldova | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
177 male · 95,015 female · 95,192 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Cecilia a male or female name?
Cecilia is a female given name: 99% of people named Cecilia are women, and it is recorded as female in 19 of the 19 countries covered.
How do I address Cecilia in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Cecilia," in English, "Guten Tag Cecilia," in German. Cecilia is a female given name: about 99% of people named Cecilia are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Cecilia a unisex name?
Cecilia is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Cecilia are men. Cecilia leans strongly female overall.
Related names
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.
DearWho, "Is Cecilia a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/cecilia (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_cecilia,
title = {Is Cecilia a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/cecilia},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}