Cecilie vs Cecelia

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

Name A

Cecilie

Girl name

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Name B

Cecelia

Girl name · Rank #568

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Metric Cecilie Cecelia
Current Rank Unranked #568
Total Births (all years) 371 59,948
Peak Year 1990 1918
Peak Year Births 25 935
Peak Decade 1990ss 1940ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1921 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Cecilie Cecelia
1880ss — 852
1890ss — 1,784
1900ss — 2,793
1910ss — 6,905
1920ss 23 7,169
1930ss — 4,592
1940ss — 7,363
1950ss 47 6,898
1960ss 28 3,857
1970ss 36 1,837
1980ss 42 1,825
1990ss 106 2,446
2000ss 52 3,654
2010ss 30 5,170
2020ss 7 2,803

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cecilie Cecelia
2014 6 535
2015 7 572
2016 — 579
2017 7 585
2018 5 512
2019 — 557
2020 — 511
2021 — 548
2022 7 599
2023 — 616
2024 — 529

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, 1921–2022.

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