Girls' name · since 1947
Cece
Since 1947, U.S. Social Security records show 536 babies named Cece, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,343 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,604 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 536
- born since 1947
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cece currently ranks #6604 among girls' names in America, with 536 babies recorded since 1947.
Cece has 536 recorded births among girls since 1947, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6604 as of the latest data, more common than 62% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2025.
- #11,343 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,604 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 536 born since 1947
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cece ranks #11,343 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,604 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 536 born since 1947, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,343 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,604 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 536
- born since 1947
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cece's 536 recorded births place it above 84.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Cece compares
536 Top 44% higher than 56% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cece's all-time total is 43% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cece | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 536 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cece's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cece's full recorded timeline at 1998, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1947, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cece popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Cece by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (116 births, 22% of the file).
2010s was Cece's strongest decade.
116 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Cece births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s
1950s
88 births
- 1960s
1960s
78 births
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
53 births
- 2000s
2000s
68 births
- 2010s
2010s
116 births
- 2020s
2020s
104 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 116 births (22% of all-time use).
How Cece compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Cece's total volume
Cece by state
Where Cece concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.1% |
6 of 536 births nationwide.
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What to do with Cece's data
- Cece's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (116 total births) through the 2020s (104) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ceces (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cece: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~78 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1947–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cece draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.