Cecil
Last seen for girls in 2022 at #15,306 · #1,486 for boys in 2025, 119 births
Given to boys 93.3% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1902 · 354 births
- Debut · boys
- 45 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 35 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 106,989since 1880
Cecil over time
girlsboys
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,486 | 119 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,481 | 122 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,508 | 117 | |
| 2022 | #15,306 | 5 | #1,559 | 114 |
| 2021 | — | #1,538 | 114 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,647 | 97 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,652 | 98 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,506 | 114 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,575 | 103 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,585 | 103 | |
| 2015 | #16,419 | 5 | #1,468 | 114 |
| 2014 | — | #1,588 | 99 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,444 | 114 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,602 | 97 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,656 | 91 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,850 | 78 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,742 | 88 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,389 | 122 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,445 | 111 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,447 | 107 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,381 | 108 | |
| 2004 | #16,099 | 5 | #1,414 | 100 |
| 2003 | #11,325 | 8 | #1,348 | 101 |
| 2002 | — | #1,281 | 106 | |
| 2001 | #13,521 | 6 | #1,143 | 121 |
| 2000 | — | #1,083 | 130 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,039 | 133 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,023 | 132 | |
| 1997 | — | #972 | 135 | |
| 1996 | — | #884 | 153 | |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | #913 | 147 |
| 1994 | #10,569 | 7 | #840 | 162 |
| 1993 | #8,719 | 9 | #747 | 196 |
| 1992 | — | #742 | 194 | |
| 1991 | — | #686 | 217 | |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #665 | 231 |
| 1989 | #6,531 | 12 | #650 | 237 |
| 1988 | #8,391 | 8 | #563 | 270 |
| 1987 | #8,778 | 7 | #574 | 250 |
| 1986 | #7,134 | 9 | #535 | 276 |
| 1985 | #8,318 | 7 | #533 | 266 |
| 1984 | #6,291 | 10 | #483 | 299 |
| 1983 | #6,705 | 9 | #480 | 309 |
| 1982 | #6,888 | 9 | #494 | 296 |
| 1981 | #6,804 | 9 | #464 | 320 |
| 1980 | #5,544 | 12 | #401 | 407 |
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | #426 | 351 |
| 1978 | #7,649 | 7 | #417 | 352 |
| 1977 | #5,532 | 11 | #409 | 369 |
| 1976 | — | #412 | 351 | |
| 1975 | #9,067 | 5 | #417 | 348 |
| 1974 | #4,720 | 12 | #374 | 419 |
| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 | #377 | 414 |
| 1972 | #5,109 | 10 | #354 | 475 |
| 1971 | #4,534 | 12 | #344 | 536 |
| 1970 | #6,362 | 7 | #337 | 566 |
| 1969 | #4,723 | 10 | #329 | 552 |
| 1968 | #4,779 | 9 | #321 | 564 |
| 1967 | #3,845 | 12 | #320 | 543 |
| 1966 | #3,740 | 12 | #284 | 678 |
| 1965 | #4,202 | 10 | #277 | 726 |
| 1964 | #3,692 | 13 | #290 | 729 |
| 1963 | #5,296 | 7 | #266 | 826 |
| 1962 | #2,741 | 20 | #258 | 884 |
| 1961 | #2,839 | 19 | #251 | 969 |
| 1960 | #2,820 | 19 | #255 | 959 |
| 1959 | #2,458 | 22 | #251 | 1,008 |
| 1958 | #2,260 | 25 | #247 | 1,011 |
| 1957 | #2,347 | 23 | #230 | 1,074 |
| 1956 | #2,389 | 22 | #215 | 1,139 |
| 1955 | #1,691 | 37 | #205 | 1,228 |
| 1954 | #1,836 | 32 | #194 | 1,298 |
| 1953 | #2,122 | 24 | #196 | 1,254 |
| 1952 | #1,820 | 30 | #185 | 1,327 |
| 1951 | #1,701 | 32 | #181 | 1,323 |
| 1950 | #1,524 | 37 | #171 | 1,341 |
| 1949 | #1,512 | 37 | #173 | 1,318 |
| 1948 | #1,669 | 31 | #166 | 1,400 |
| 1947 | #1,438 | 42 | #165 | 1,443 |
| 1946 | #1,131 | 56 | #159 | 1,404 |
| 1945 | #1,122 | 49 | #152 | 1,355 |
| 1944 | #1,040 | 57 | #142 | 1,499 |
| 1943 | #965 | 67 | #132 | 1,697 |
| 1942 | #954 | 67 | #131 | 1,620 |
| 1941 | #838 | 75 | #132 | 1,512 |
| 1940 | #827 | 74 | #117 | 1,589 |
| 1939 | #838 | 69 | #114 | 1,578 |
| 1938 | #803 | 77 | #118 | 1,558 |
| 1937 | #713 | 91 | #114 | 1,635 |
| 1936 | #723 | 84 | #114 | 1,577 |
| 1935 | #849 | 66 | #109 | 1,726 |
| 1934 | #794 | 71 | #111 | 1,596 |
| 1933 | #808 | 68 | #111 | 1,506 |
| 1932 | #795 | 73 | #108 | 1,655 |
| 1931 | #750 | 79 | #102 | 1,769 |
| 1930 | #726 | 93 | #99 | 1,882 |
| 1929 | #683 | 105 | #101 | 1,889 |
| 1928 | #721 | 96 | #97 | 2,005 |
| 1927 | #664 | 117 | #92 | 2,227 |
| 1926 | #586 | 146 | #86 | 2,305 |
| 1925 | #584 | 152 | #87 | 2,297 |
| 1924 | #553 | 174 | #85 | 2,299 |
| 1923 | #600 | 146 | #87 | 2,255 |
| 1922 | #534 | 174 | #85 | 2,336 |
| 1921 | #587 | 152 | #79 | 2,456 |
| 1920 | #465 | 213 | #77 | 2,459 |
| 1919 | #469 | 200 | #78 | 2,300 |
| 1918 | #428 | 238 | #82 | 2,328 |
| 1917 | #462 | 197 | #83 | 2,101 |
| 1916 | #404 | 241 | #80 | 2,181 |
| 1915 | #429 | 200 | #76 | 2,181 |
| 1914 | #382 | 193 | #79 | 1,530 |
| 1913 | #380 | 162 | #74 | 1,276 |
| 1912 | #396 | 135 | #76 | 1,058 |
| 1911 | #377 | 116 | #76 | 560 |
| 1910 | #347 | 130 | #77 | 472 |
| 1909 | #339 | 113 | #72 | 432 |
| 1908 | #334 | 114 | #72 | 397 |
| 1907 | #308 | 127 | #69 | 399 |
| 1906 | #321 | 109 | #68 | 368 |
| 1905 | #309 | 117 | #72 | 347 |
| 1904 | #276 | 130 | #67 | 359 |
| 1903 | #308 | 103 | #66 | 332 |
| 1902 | #298 | 112 | #65 | 354 |
| 1901 | #255 | 128 | #70 | 278 |
| 1900 | #288 | 129 | #76 | 344 |
| 1899 | #263 | 117 | #77 | 256 |
| 1898 | #258 | 133 | #87 | 243 |
| 1897 | #239 | 138 | #84 | 216 |
| 1896 | #276 | 108 | #97 | 200 |
| 1895 | #293 | 95 | #100 | 192 |
| 1894 | #310 | 80 | #102 | 175 |
| 1893 | #250 | 112 | #114 | 147 |
| 1892 | #323 | 70 | #115 | 151 |
| 1891 | #351 | 50 | #126 | 108 |
| 1890 | #332 | 58 | #121 | 120 |
| 1889 | #334 | 55 | #141 | 102 |
| 1888 | #413 | 36 | #158 | 96 |
| 1887 | #337 | 40 | #155 | 80 |
| 1886 | #365 | 34 | #168 | 83 |
| 1885 | #365 | 31 | #154 | 87 |
| 1884 | #425 | 22 | #186 | 73 |
| 1883 | #386 | 23 | #212 | 51 |
| 1882 | #360 | 24 | #225 | 53 |
| 1881 | #418 | 16 | #268 | 35 |
| 1880 | #449 | 14 | #248 | 45 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Cecil was already there! It came in at #248, and was given to 45 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 46 boys a year got the name.
Where Cecil is popular in 1990
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- West Virginia#199 · 1 in 1,753
- Oklahoma#347 · 1 in 2,933
- Tennessee#348 · 1 in 3,239
- South Carolina#365 · 1 in 3,034
- Alabama#382 · 1 in 3,389
Best ever in a state: #20 in Arkansas, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #199 | 6 | 1 in 1,753 |
| Oklahoma | #347 | 7 | 1 in 2,933 |
| Tennessee | #348 | 11 | 1 in 3,239 |
| South Carolina | #365 | 8 | 1 in 3,034 |
| Alabama | #382 | 8 | 1 in 3,389 |
| Mississippi | #387 | 6 | 1 in 2,859 |
| Kentucky | #391 | 5 | 1 in 4,961 |
| Georgia | #398 | 15 | 1 in 3,344 |
| Ohio | #479 | 12 | 1 in 6,650 |
| Texas | #548 | 28 | 1 in 5,473 |
| Florida | #556 | 15 | 1 in 6,114 |
| Louisiana | #570 | 6 | 1 in 5,208 |
| Virginia | #578 | 6 | 1 in 7,226 |
| North Carolina | #628 | 6 | 1 in 7,920 |
| Michigan | #674 | 7 | 1 in 10,145 |
| Illinois | #690 | 10 | 1 in 8,922 |
| New York | #706 | 15 | 1 in 9,256 |
| California | #952 | 17 | 1 in 17,075 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 5 spots since 2024 (#1,481 → #1,486)
- 161 spots since 2020 (#1,647 → #1,486)
- 18 spots since 2015 (#1,468 → #1,486)
- Biggest jump: 43 spots in 1882 (#268 → #225)
- Biggest drop: 93 spots in 1994 (#747 → #840)
Rise & fade · boys
22 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1902 at #65 (354 births)
- Births halved by 1994, 92 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 35 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 35 yrs · run 1895–1928
- Top 1,000: 118 yrs · run 1880–1997
Share of babies · boys
1 in 346
- Highest: 1 in 346 boys born in 1902 were named Cecil (0.29%)
- Latest: 1 in 14,354 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 21.1% of all boys named Cecil (22,528) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 705 | #141 (1889) | #192 |
| 1890s | 1,808 | #77 (1899) | #102 |
| 1900s | 3,610 | #65 (1902) | #70 |
| 1910s | 15,987 | #74 (1913) | #78 |
| 1920s | 22,528 | #77 (1920) | #88 |
| 1930s | 16,482 | #99 (1930) | #110 |
| 1940s | 14,837 | #117 (1940) | #147 |
| 1950s | 12,003 | #171 (1950) | #208 |
| 1960s | 7,430 | #251 (1961) | #285 |
| 1970s | 4,181 | #337 (1970) | #387 |
| 1980s | 2,930 | #401 (1980) | #518 |
| 1990s | 1,700 | #665 (1990) | #851 |
| 2000s | 1,094 | #1,083 (2000) | #1,367 |
| 2010s | 1,011 | #1,444 (2013) | #1,593 |
| 2020s | 683 | #1,481 (2024) | #1,537 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Cecil in 1990
girls
#12,958
5 births · 1 in 379,709 girls
boys
#665
231 births · 1 in 8,892 boys
Top girls' names in 1990
Top boys' names in 1990
More about 1990
girls
1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 379,709 of them was named Cecil, which outranked 14.9% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
2,054,038 boys got a published name in 1990; 1 in 8,892 of them was named Cecil, which outranked 93.0% of the 9,493 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 19.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).