US rank #6192 Girls' name Peak 2021 518 births

Cece — #6192 US girls' name

518 babies named Cece in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s101950s881960s781970s191990s532000s682010s1152020s87
#6192
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 65% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Cece was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

22 babies were named Cece in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cece

The Social Security Administration has registered 518 babies named Cece between 1947 and 2024, spanning 78 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cece currently holds the #6192 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cece performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 115 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Cece shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cece in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cece in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 518 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cece at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

518

Since 1947

78 years of records

Peak year

2021

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,192

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1947

Recorded for 78 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cece popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1947

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
22
Annual births at peak — across 78 years of records
0510152025 202420172010200219951965195819511947 5

Cece by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
115 births that decade — 22% of Cece's all-time total
1940s101950s881960s781970s191990s532000s682010s1152020s87

Cece by state

Where Cece concentrates geographically — total births since 1947

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cece
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 1.2%
California share of Cece's total US births 1.2%

6 of 518 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cece?
518 babies have been named Cece since 1947. It currently ranks #6192 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 22 births.
When was Cece most popular?
Cece was most popular in the 2010s decade with 115 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Cece most popular?
The top states for the name Cece are California (6 births).
How long has the name Cece been used?
Cece has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 78 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cece?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cecilia, Cecelia, Cecile, Cecily, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1947–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.