Cecilia
- #108 for girls in 2025, 2,506 births
- Last seen for boys in 2004 at #11,356
- Given to girls 99.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2025 · 2,506 births
- Debut · girls
- 44 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 111,511since 1880
Cecilia over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Cecilia has never cracked the top 100 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 | #108 | 2,506 | — | |
| 2024 | #123 | 2,248 | — | |
| 2023 | #137 | 2,058 | — | |
| 2022 | #145 | 2,006 | — | |
| 2021 | #133 | 2,095 | — | |
| 2020 | #147 | 1,860 | — | |
| 2019 | #153 | 1,861 | — | |
| 2018 | #155 | 1,809 | — | |
| 2017 | #168 | 1,815 | — | |
| 2016 | #177 | 1,827 | — | |
| 2015 | #181 | 1,782 | — | |
| 2014 | #206 | 1,640 | — | |
| 2013 | #224 | 1,434 | — | |
| 2012 | #215 | 1,463 | — | |
| 2011 | #242 | 1,317 | — | |
| 2010 | #277 | 1,202 | — | |
| 2009 | #266 | 1,235 | — | |
| 2008 | #271 | 1,259 | — | |
| 2007 | #276 | 1,242 | — | |
| 2006 | #264 | 1,245 | — | |
| 2005 | #281 | 1,189 | — | |
| 2004 | #279 | 1,178 | #11,356 | 5 |
| 2003 | #271 | 1,162 | — | |
| 2002 | #269 | 1,171 | — | |
| 2001 | #269 | 1,166 | — | |
| 2000 | #283 | 1,137 | — | |
| 1999 | #285 | 1,103 | — | |
| 1998 | #285 | 1,053 | #7,560 | 7 |
| 1997 | #300 | 962 | — | |
| 1996 | #269 | 1,072 | — | |
| 1995 | #251 | 1,128 | — | |
| 1994 | #286 | 969 | — | |
| 1993 | #278 | 998 | #6,816 | 7 |
| 1992 | #275 | 1,017 | #5,236 | 10 |
| 1991 | #291 | 965 | #5,942 | 8 |
| 1990 | #326 | 847 | #7,178 | 6 |
| 1989 | #314 | 810 | #4,811 | 10 |
| 1988 | #337 | 728 | — | |
| 1987 | #329 | 743 | #3,731 | 12 |
| 1986 | #349 | 686 | #5,332 | 7 |
| 1985 | #358 | 657 | #5,785 | 6 |
| 1984 | #325 | 723 | #3,925 | 10 |
| 1983 | #352 | 640 | #4,141 | 9 |
| 1982 | #353 | 664 | #5,003 | 7 |
| 1981 | #342 | 683 | #4,961 | 7 |
| 1980 | #361 | 654 | #5,525 | 6 |
| 1979 | #356 | 636 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #379 | 556 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1977 | #399 | 520 | — | |
| 1976 | #397 | 516 | — | |
| 1975 | #398 | 512 | — | |
| 1974 | #386 | 539 | — | |
| 1973 | #400 | 501 | #4,054 | 7 |
| 1972 | #376 | 569 | #3,622 | 8 |
| 1971 | #383 | 599 | #4,907 | 5 |
| 1970 | #383 | 621 | — | |
| 1969 | #406 | 545 | — | |
| 1968 | #390 | 550 | — | |
| 1967 | #360 | 620 | — | |
| 1966 | #357 | 644 | — | |
| 1965 | #332 | 733 | — | |
| 1964 | #328 | 835 | #4,039 | 5 |
| 1963 | #317 | 869 | — | |
| 1962 | #277 | 1,055 | — | |
| 1961 | #297 | 965 | — | |
| 1960 | #283 | 1,036 | — | |
| 1959 | #275 | 1,042 | — | |
| 1958 | #279 | 1,002 | — | |
| 1957 | #266 | 1,057 | — | |
| 1956 | #272 | 997 | — | |
| 1955 | #270 | 1,004 | — | |
| 1954 | #267 | 984 | — | |
| 1953 | #252 | 1,038 | — | |
| 1952 | #250 | 984 | — | |
| 1951 | #247 | 954 | — | |
| 1950 | #249 | 921 | — | |
| 1949 | #242 | 944 | — | |
| 1948 | #241 | 955 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1947 | #242 | 973 | — | |
| 1946 | #250 | 802 | — | |
| 1945 | #264 | 656 | — | |
| 1944 | #258 | 704 | #3,430 | 5 |
| 1943 | #233 | 842 | — | |
| 1942 | #233 | 831 | — | |
| 1941 | #251 | 670 | #3,505 | 5 |
| 1940 | #252 | 629 | — | |
| 1939 | #261 | 562 | — | |
| 1938 | #268 | 549 | — | |
| 1937 | #262 | 560 | — | |
| 1936 | #269 | 507 | — | |
| 1935 | #274 | 487 | — | |
| 1934 | #296 | 438 | — | |
| 1933 | #291 | 431 | — | |
| 1932 | #287 | 468 | — | |
| 1931 | #291 | 459 | — | |
| 1930 | #262 | 567 | #4,001 | 5 |
| 1929 | #290 | 500 | — | |
| 1928 | #272 | 570 | — | |
| 1927 | #258 | 654 | — | |
| 1926 | #246 | 717 | #4,201 | 5 |
| 1925 | #251 | 705 | — | |
| 1924 | #237 | 768 | — | |
| 1923 | #238 | 742 | — | |
| 1922 | #240 | 733 | — | |
| 1921 | #236 | 761 | — | |
| 1920 | #237 | 757 | — | |
| 1919 | #228 | 746 | — | |
| 1918 | #229 | 755 | — | |
| 1917 | #233 | 704 | — | |
| 1916 | #233 | 685 | — | |
| 1915 | #221 | 723 | — | |
| 1914 | #234 | 525 | — | |
| 1913 | #214 | 485 | — | |
| 1912 | #210 | 453 | — | |
| 1911 | #207 | 342 | — | |
| 1910 | #225 | 287 | — | |
| 1909 | #220 | 257 | — | |
| 1908 | #206 | 263 | — | |
| 1907 | #215 | 234 | — | |
| 1906 | #208 | 219 | — | |
| 1905 | #197 | 237 | — | |
| 1904 | #190 | 250 | — | |
| 1903 | #192 | 218 | — | |
| 1902 | #214 | 195 | — | |
| 1901 | #202 | 196 | — | |
| 1900 | #199 | 249 | — | |
| 1899 | #195 | 205 | — | |
| 1898 | #201 | 213 | — | |
| 1897 | #214 | 160 | — | |
| 1896 | #213 | 168 | — | |
| 1895 | #232 | 138 | — | |
| 1894 | #221 | 144 | — | |
| 1893 | #235 | 126 | — | |
| 1892 | #221 | 138 | — | |
| 1891 | #219 | 121 | — | |
| 1890 | #262 | 91 | — | |
| 1889 | #247 | 89 | — | |
| 1888 | #234 | 97 | — | |
| 1887 | #228 | 83 | — | |
| 1886 | #252 | 68 | — | |
| 1885 | #236 | 71 | — | |
| 1884 | #239 | 63 | — | |
| 1883 | #282 | 39 | — | |
| 1882 | #290 | 37 | — | |
| 1881 | #257 | 39 | — | |
| 1880 | #233 | 44 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Cecilia was already there! It came in at #233, and was given to 44 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 45 girls a year got the name.
Where Cecilia is popular in 2025
- 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
- Connecticut#37 · 1 in 186
- Vermont#49 · 1 in 122
- Massachusetts#50 · 1 in 238
- Delaware#55 · 1 in 188
- New Jersey#63 · 1 in 332
Best ever in a state: #15 in New Mexico, 1927.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | #37 | 62 | 1 in 186 |
| Vermont | #49 | 8 | 1 in 122 |
| Massachusetts | #50 | 101 | 1 in 238 |
| Delaware | #55 | 12 | 1 in 188 |
| New Jersey | #63 | 107 | 1 in 332 |
| Rhode Island | #64 | 11 | 1 in 223 |
| Michigan | #68 | 98 | 1 in 365 |
| Pennsylvania | #74 | 116 | 1 in 402 |
| Wisconsin | #75 | 59 | 1 in 343 |
| New Hampshire | #76 | 15 | 1 in 253 |
| Illinois | #79 | 104 | 1 in 426 |
| Maryland | #79 | 50 | 1 in 400 |
| Louisiana | #80 | 45 | 1 in 364 |
| Ohio | #80 | 113 | 1 in 418 |
| Colorado | #84 | 59 | 1 in 395 |
| Minnesota | #88 | 57 | 1 in 377 |
| New York | #93 | 150 | 1 in 522 |
| Maine | #96 | 10 | 1 in 312 |
| Virginia | #96 | 74 | 1 in 456 |
| Kansas | #102 | 30 | 1 in 394 |
| Missouri | #104 | 56 | 1 in 434 |
| Nebraska | #105 | 20 | 1 in 355 |
| Washington | #106 | 59 | 1 in 489 |
| Indiana | #117 | 55 | 1 in 507 |
| Florida | #124 | 144 | 1 in 603 |
| Iowa | #126 | 25 | 1 in 471 |
| Texas | #127 | 250 | 1 in 642 |
| Alaska | #134 | 5 | 1 in 331 |
| Alabama | #139 | 32 | 1 in 572 |
| South Dakota | #139 | 8 | 1 in 381 |
| Montana | #144 | 7 | 1 in 404 |
| Georgia | #145 | 67 | 1 in 675 |
| Utah | #158 | 28 | 1 in 610 |
| North Dakota | #162 | 6 | 1 in 450 |
| Oklahoma | #166 | 23 | 1 in 643 |
| California | #171 | 186 | 1 in 869 |
| South Carolina | #178 | 26 | 1 in 703 |
| Oregon | #181 | 20 | 1 in 653 |
| Arizona | #189 | 35 | 1 in 806 |
| Kentucky | #194 | 24 | 1 in 719 |
| North Carolina | #200 | 54 | 1 in 861 |
| Tennessee | #218 | 36 | 1 in 891 |
| West Virginia | #230 | 7 | 1 in 725 |
| Arkansas | #250 | 12 | 1 in 883 |
| Mississippi | #270 | 10 | 1 in 890 |
| Idaho | #277 | 8 | 1 in 896 |
| New Mexico | #296 | 5 | 1 in 935 |
| Nevada | #328 | 8 | 1 in 1,150 |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
See more about Cecilia
Momentum · girls
Rising
- 39 spots since 2020 (#147 → #108)
- Biggest jump: 43 spots in 1884
- Biggest drop: 40 spots in 1963
Rise & fade · girls
145 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2025 at #108 (2,506 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 146 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 641
- Highest: 1 in 641 girls born in 2025 were named Cecilia (0.16%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 14.5% of all girls named Cecilia (16,150) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 630 | #228 (1887) | #250 |
| 1890s | 1,504 | #195 (1899) | #221 |
| 1900s | 2,318 | #190 (1904) | #204 |
| 1910s | 5,705 | #207 (1911) | #223 |
| 1920s | 6,907 | #236 (1921) | #251 |
| 1930s | 5,028 | #261 (1939) | #276 |
| 1940s | 8,006 | #233 (1943) | #247 |
| 1950s | 9,983 | #247 (1951) | #263 |
| 1960s | 7,852 | #277 (1962) | #335 |
| 1970s | 5,569 | #356 (1979) | #386 |
| 1980s | 6,988 | #314 (1989) | #342 |
| 1990s | 10,114 | #251 (1995) | #285 |
| 2000s | 11,984 | #264 (2006) | #273 |
| 2010s | 16,150 | #153 (2019) | #200 |
| 2020s | 12,773 | #108 (2025) | #132 |
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.
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