Cecilia

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Cecilia is ranked 123rd among girls in 2024 (2,238 births). Its best rank was 123rd, in 2024.

Rank in 2024: #123up 14 from 2023
Births in 2024: 2,2380.14% of girls
Peak year: 20242,238 births
Best rank: #123in 2024
Since 1880: 108,992people given the name

Babies named Cecilia, by year of birthgirls

The story in the numbers

108,992 girls have been named Cecilia in the United States since 1880, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 2,238 births — 0.14% of all girls recorded that year.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 1981, and the 2010s alone account for 15%. It has spent 145 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Rank among girls, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)

By decade

Decade	girls named Cecilia
1880s	630
1890s	1,504
1900s	2,318
1910s	5,705
1920s	6,907
1930s	5,028
1940s	8,006
1950s	9,983
1960s	7,852
1970s	5,569
1980s	6,988
1990s	10,114
2000s	11,983
2010s	16,150
2020s	10,255

In 2024, its biggest year

Cecilia was the 123rd most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 2024 were Olivia, Emma, Amelia, Charlotte and Mia. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Cecilia

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.