Cecile
#5,554 for girls in 2025, 22 births · Last seen for boys in 1952 at #3,734
Given to girls 99.1% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1898 · 172 births
- Debut · girls
- 17 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 20,421since 1880
Cecile over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Cecile has never cracked the top 200 here.
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 | #5,554 | 22 | — | |
| 2024 | #5,615 | 22 | — | |
| 2023 | #6,922 | 16 | — | |
| 2022 | #5,984 | 20 | — | |
| 2021 | #5,091 | 25 | — | |
| 2020 | #5,003 | 25 | — | |
| 2019 | #5,798 | 21 | — | |
| 2018 | #5,315 | 24 | — | |
| 2017 | #5,338 | 24 | — | |
| 2016 | #5,284 | 25 | — | |
| 2015 | #4,981 | 27 | — | |
| 2014 | #6,451 | 19 | — | |
| 2013 | #5,834 | 22 | — | |
| 2012 | #4,836 | 29 | — | |
| 2011 | #5,358 | 25 | — | |
| 2010 | #6,182 | 21 | — | |
| 2009 | #5,378 | 26 | — | |
| 2008 | #5,955 | 23 | — | |
| 2007 | #4,808 | 30 | — | |
| 2006 | #4,685 | 30 | — | |
| 2005 | #5,437 | 23 | — | |
| 2004 | #4,707 | 28 | — | |
| 2003 | #4,220 | 31 | — | |
| 2002 | #5,254 | 22 | — | |
| 2001 | #4,209 | 29 | — | |
| 2000 | #5,491 | 20 | — | |
| 1999 | #5,039 | 21 | — | |
| 1998 | #4,366 | 25 | — | |
| 1997 | #5,010 | 20 | — | |
| 1996 | #3,831 | 28 | — | |
| 1995 | #3,969 | 26 | — | |
| 1994 | #3,302 | 34 | — | |
| 1993 | #3,585 | 30 | — | |
| 1992 | #3,503 | 31 | — | |
| 1991 | #3,036 | 37 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,695 | 43 | — | |
| 1989 | #2,222 | 54 | — | |
| 1988 | #3,095 | 32 | — | |
| 1987 | #2,780 | 35 | — | |
| 1986 | #4,028 | 20 | — | |
| 1985 | #2,657 | 36 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,050 | 49 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,552 | 35 | — | |
| 1982 | #2,250 | 44 | — | |
| 1981 | #2,231 | 45 | — | |
| 1980 | #2,014 | 52 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,860 | 30 | — | |
| 1978 | #3,388 | 22 | — | |
| 1977 | #2,780 | 29 | — | |
| 1976 | #2,865 | 26 | — | |
| 1975 | #2,169 | 39 | — | |
| 1974 | #2,497 | 30 | — | |
| 1973 | #2,223 | 35 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,093 | 37 | — | |
| 1971 | #2,212 | 36 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,755 | 51 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,591 | 56 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,575 | 53 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,416 | 61 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,532 | 53 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,226 | 77 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,254 | 77 | — | |
| 1963 | #973 | 119 | — | |
| 1962 | #952 | 124 | — | |
| 1961 | #922 | 135 | — | |
| 1960 | #877 | 140 | — | |
| 1959 | #773 | 173 | — | |
| 1958 | #724 | 185 | — | |
| 1957 | #734 | 186 | — | |
| 1956 | #755 | 166 | — | |
| 1955 | #750 | 159 | — | |
| 1954 | #722 | 163 | — | |
| 1953 | #639 | 195 | — | |
| 1952 | #614 | 203 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1951 | #639 | 184 | — | |
| 1950 | #601 | 196 | — | |
| 1949 | #593 | 196 | — | |
| 1948 | #569 | 214 | — | |
| 1947 | #555 | 234 | — | |
| 1946 | #523 | 225 | #3,525 | 5 |
| 1945 | #515 | 198 | — | |
| 1944 | #492 | 214 | — | |
| 1943 | #444 | 280 | — | |
| 1942 | #429 | 282 | #3,560 | 5 |
| 1941 | #439 | 243 | — | |
| 1940 | #372 | 310 | — | |
| 1939 | #364 | 320 | #2,050 | 12 |
| 1938 | #370 | 313 | #2,084 | 12 |
| 1937 | #330 | 357 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1936 | #325 | 359 | #3,549 | 5 |
| 1935 | #389 | 270 | #3,645 | 5 |
| 1934 | #450 | 210 | #2,973 | 7 |
| 1933 | #457 | 206 | #3,642 | 5 |
| 1932 | #428 | 235 | #3,092 | 7 |
| 1931 | #403 | 260 | #3,095 | 7 |
| 1930 | #395 | 295 | #2,781 | 9 |
| 1929 | #383 | 306 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1928 | #377 | 328 | #2,522 | 11 |
| 1927 | #350 | 371 | #3,780 | 6 |
| 1926 | #344 | 378 | #3,139 | 8 |
| 1925 | #330 | 409 | #2,435 | 12 |
| 1924 | #327 | 422 | #3,505 | 7 |
| 1923 | #296 | 474 | #2,446 | 12 |
| 1922 | #316 | 422 | #3,532 | 7 |
| 1921 | #301 | 475 | — | |
| 1920 | #297 | 482 | #3,489 | 7 |
| 1919 | #293 | 478 | #3,736 | 6 |
| 1918 | #284 | 495 | #3,096 | 8 |
| 1917 | #284 | 476 | #3,545 | 6 |
| 1916 | #295 | 417 | — | |
| 1915 | #271 | 468 | #3,825 | 5 |
| 1914 | #280 | 351 | — | |
| 1913 | #280 | 282 | — | |
| 1912 | #270 | 275 | — | |
| 1911 | #288 | 184 | — | |
| 1910 | #283 | 187 | — | |
| 1909 | #263 | 186 | — | |
| 1908 | #281 | 155 | — | |
| 1907 | #280 | 156 | — | |
| 1906 | #257 | 163 | — | |
| 1905 | #258 | 161 | — | |
| 1904 | #234 | 173 | — | |
| 1903 | #238 | 159 | — | |
| 1902 | #222 | 181 | — | |
| 1901 | #252 | 133 | — | |
| 1900 | #246 | 175 | — | |
| 1899 | #227 | 147 | — | |
| 1898 | #221 | 172 | — | |
| 1897 | #257 | 121 | — | |
| 1896 | #231 | 144 | — | |
| 1895 | #267 | 109 | — | |
| 1894 | #275 | 102 | — | |
| 1893 | #291 | 86 | — | |
| 1892 | #278 | 92 | — | |
| 1891 | #277 | 79 | — | |
| 1890 | #294 | 71 | — | |
| 1889 | #294 | 67 | — | |
| 1888 | #255 | 81 | — | |
| 1887 | #367 | 34 | — | |
| 1886 | #318 | 43 | — | |
| 1885 | #354 | 32 | — | |
| 1884 | #368 | 29 | — | |
| 1883 | #294 | 35 | — | |
| 1882 | #341 | 27 | — | |
| 1881 | #325 | 24 | — | |
| 1880 | #403 | 17 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Cecile was already there! It came in at #403, and was given to 17 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2022–2025, when fewer than 23 girls a year got the name.
Where Cecile is popular in 1956
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- New Hampshire#138 · 1 in 670
- Maine#211 · 1 in 1,383
- Massachusetts#282 · 1 in 3,457
- Louisiana#393 · 1 in 3,282
- South Carolina#523 · 1 in 5,785
Best ever in a state: #22 in New Hampshire, 1916.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | #138 | 8 | 1 in 670 |
| Maine | #211 | 7 | 1 in 1,383 |
| Massachusetts | #282 | 15 | 1 in 3,457 |
| Louisiana | #393 | 12 | 1 in 3,282 |
| South Carolina | #523 | 5 | 1 in 5,785 |
| New Jersey | #565 | 6 | 1 in 9,185 |
| New York | #565 | 22 | 1 in 7,489 |
| Virginia | #574 | 5 | 1 in 8,266 |
| Michigan | #712 | 7 | 1 in 13,427 |
| Illinois | #781 | 7 | 1 in 14,987 |
| California | #881 | 11 | 1 in 14,220 |
| Pennsylvania | #888 | 5 | 1 in 23,156 |
| Ohio | #920 | 5 | 1 in 21,474 |
| Texas | #1,125 | 6 | 1 in 19,138 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 · girls
Holding steady
- 61 spots since 2024 (#5,615 → #5,554)
- 551 spots since 2020 (#5,003 → #5,554)
- 573 spots since 2015 (#4,981 → #5,554)
- Biggest jump: 112 spots in 1888 (#367 → #255)
- Biggest drop: 281 spots in 1964 (#973 → #1,254)
Rise & fade · girls
18 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1898 at #221 (172 births)
- Births halved by 1964, 66 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 84 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 84 yrs · run 1880–1963
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,459
- Highest: 1 in 1,459 girls born in 1902 were named Cecile (0.07%)
- Latest: 1 in 73,058 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #221 in 1898, was only 1 in 1,504 (0.07%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 19.9% of all girls named Cecile (4,067) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 389 | #255 (1888) | #332 |
| 1890s | 1,123 | #221 (1898) | #262 |
| 1900s | 1,642 | #222 (1902) | #253 |
| 1910s | 3,613 | #270 (1912) | #283 |
| 1920s | 4,067 | #296 (1923) | #332 |
| 1930s | 2,825 | #325 (1936) | #391 |
| 1940s | 2,396 | #372 (1940) | #493 |
| 1950s | 1,810 | #601 (1950) | #695 |
| 1960s | 895 | #877 (1960) | #1,232 |
| 1970s | 335 | #1,755 (1970) | #2,484 |
| 1980s | 402 | #2,014 (1980) | #2,588 |
| 1990s | 295 | #2,695 (1990) | #3,834 |
| 2000s | 262 | #4,209 (2001) | #5,014 |
| 2010s | 237 | #4,836 (2012) | #5,538 |
| 2020s | 130 | #5,003 (2020) | #5,695 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Cecile in 1956
girls
#755
166 births · 1 in 12,095 girls
Top girls' names in 1956
More about 1956
girls
2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 12,095 of them was named Cecile, which outranked 89.0% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).