Cecial vs Cecil

Side-by-side comparison of Cecial and Cecil — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Cecial

Boy name

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Name B

Cecil

Boy name · Rank #1477

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Metric Cecial Cecil
Current Rank Unranked #1477
Total Births (all years) 10 106,867
Peak Year 1916 1920
Peak Year Births 5 2,459
Peak Decade 1910ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Cecial Cecil
1880ss — 705
1890ss — 1,808
1900ss — 3,610
1910ss 5 15,987
1920ss — 22,528
1930ss 5 16,482
1940ss — 14,837
1950ss — 12,004
1960ss — 7,429
1970ss — 4,181
1980ss — 2,930
1990ss — 1,700
2000ss — 1,094
2010ss — 1,010
2020ss — 562

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cecial Cecil
2014 — 99
2015 — 114
2016 — 103
2017 — 103
2018 — 113
2019 — 98
2020 — 97
2021 — 114
2022 — 114
2023 — 115
2024 — 122

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1916–1930.

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