Recorded 1952–2001 Girls' name Peak 1953 32 births

Ceceila — girls' name

32 babies named Ceceila in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

32 girls have been named Ceceila since 1952, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 2001.

32
total births
1952–2001
years on record
1950s
peak decade
47%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Ceceila was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

8 babies were named Ceceila in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ceceila

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Ceceila between 1952 and 2001, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ceceila currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ceceila performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ceceila shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ceceila 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 32 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.

Ceceila at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

32

Since 1952

50 years of records

Peak year

1953

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1952

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2001

Ceceila popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1952

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1953)
8
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
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Ceceila by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
15 births that decade — 47% of Ceceila's all-time total
1950s151960s61970s62000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ceceila?
32 babies have been named Ceceila since 1952. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1953 with 8 births.
When was Ceceila most popular?
Ceceila was most popular in the 1950s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
How long has the name Ceceila been used?
Ceceila has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 50 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Ceceila?
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.

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, 1952–2001 (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.