Total births
15
Girls' name · since 1908
Cecele
Cecele has 15 recorded births since 1908 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 15
- total births
- 1908–1917
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
Cecele is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 15 have been recorded since 1908.
Cecele has 15 recorded births among girls since 1908, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 1917.
- 15 total births
- 1908–1917 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 67% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
15 girls have been named Cecele since 1908, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1917.
- 15
- total births
- 1908–1917
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade
67% of everyone ever named Cecele was born in this single decade.
1917
Single peak year
10 babies were named Cecele in 1917 - its busiest year on record.
Cecele's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cecele's SSA record in two at 1917 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1908, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cecele at a glance
Last recorded 1917Peak year
1917
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1908
Cecele popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–1917
- Peak year (1917)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Cecele by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Cecele's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Cecele births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Cecele? ▼
Cecele has been given to 15 babies in the U.S. since 1908, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1917. 10 babies were born in 1917, its single highest year.
When was Cecele most popular? ▼
Cecele was most popular in the 1910s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Cecele been used? ▼
Cecele has been recorded in Social Security data since 1908, spanning 10 years of data through 1917.
What names are similar to Cecele? ▼
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 July 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, 1908–1917 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Cecele: Baby Name Since 1908 - 15 Births, Peak 1917." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/cecele. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Cecele 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 July 2026.