Girls' name · since 1939
Ceceilia
Ceceilia has 327 recorded births since 1939 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1956 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,195 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 327
- born since 1939
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ceceilia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 327 recorded since 1939.
Social Security Administration records show Ceceilia recorded 327 times among girls since 1939, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 2023.
- #15,195 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 327 born since 1939
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ceceilia ranks #15,195 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 327 born since 1939, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,195 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 327
- born since 1939
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ceceilia's 327 recorded births place it above 78.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Ceceilia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ceceilia's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1939, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1956 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ceceilia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–2023
- Peak year (1956)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Ceceilia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (71 births, 22% of the file).
2000s was Ceceilia's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Ceceilia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
41 births
- 1950s
1950s
62 births
- 1960s
1960s
36 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
38 births
- 2000s
2000s
71 births
- 2010s
2010s
33 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 71 births (22% of all-time use).
Ceceilia by state
Where Ceceilia concentrates geographically, total births since 1939
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 327 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ceceilia's data
- Ceceilia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (71 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ceceilias (5 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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Related Names
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ceceilia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~84 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, 1939–2023 (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 Ceceilia 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.