Names / Girl names
Cicely
Current rank
#7,975
holding steady
All-time peak
#608
in 1974
First recorded
1917
in U.S. data
Children named
2,300
since 1917
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #608 in 1974 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Sweet cicely herb with flowers. Stateside, it was first recorded in 1917. Its strongest year was 1974, at #608 nationally. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. Across all years, more than 2,300 children have been named this.