Feminine dossier · first seen 1917
Cicely
Endangered
Down 94.9% from peak
Peak era
1974
Peak births
256
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen X
Quick answers about Cicely
How many people are named Cicely?
An estimated 2,183 living Americans are named Cicely.
How rare is Cicely?
Cicely is very rare among babies today, with 13 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 94.9% from its 1974 peak.
How old is the typical Cicely?
The median age of a living American named Cicely is approximately 46 years, with most bearers falling between 33 and 51 years old.
Is Cicely still popular?
No. Cicely is endangered as a baby name, down 94.9% from its 1974 peak with 13 births in 2025.
Where is Cicely most common?
Cicely has its strongest geographic signal in Georgia, where it appears 2.6× more often than the national baseline.
1917Peak 19742025
Peak year
1974
Decline from peak
94.9%
2025
13
All-time
2,391
Where it lives now
Cicely is most concentrated in Georgia — about 2.6× the national rate in the 1970s. It also runs high in Florida.
States where Cicely is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.