The first name Cece
A girl’s name.
1 syllable Female
Meaning and origin
A diminutive of the female given name Cecilia.
Cece is a short form of
.From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 44 girls were named Cece, making it the 816th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2021, with 54 births (#699).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Cece with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Cece at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 17 girls born in the United States were named Cece, the 6,594th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2021, when 22 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Cece
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- CeCe PenistonAmerican singer, born 1969
Questions
- How popular is the name Cece?
- In 2025, 44 girls born in England and Wales were named Cece, ranking 816th. Its peak was 2021, with 54 births.
- Is Cece a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 536 US babies named Cece since 1880 were girls.
- When was Cece most popular?
- 2021 in the United States, when 22 babies were named Cece, its highest rank at 5,606th.