Cecilee vs Cecelia

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

Name A

Cecilee

Girl name

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Name B

Cecelia

Girl name · Rank #570

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Metric Cecilee Cecelia
Current Rank Unranked #570
Total Births (all years) 218 60,519
Peak Year 1990 1918
Peak Year Births 19 935
Peak Decade 1990ss 1940ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1951 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Cecilee Cecelia
1880ss — 852
1890ss — 1,784
1900ss — 2,793
1910ss — 6,905
1920ss — 7,169
1930ss — 4,592
1940ss — 7,363
1950ss 5 6,898
1960ss — 3,857
1970ss 11 1,837
1980ss 39 1,825
1990ss 89 2,446
2000ss 37 3,654
2010ss 37 5,170
2020ss — 3,374

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cecilee Cecelia
2014 9 535
2015 5 572
2016 — 579
2017 6 585
2018 — 512
2019 — 557
2020 — 511
2021 — 548
2022 — 599
2023 — 617
2024 — 530
2025 — 569

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, 1951–2017.

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