Recorded 1908–1917 Girls' name Peak 1917 15 births

Cecele — girls' name

15 babies named Cecele in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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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.

What the Data Says About Cecele

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Cecele between 1908 and 1917, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cecele currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1917. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cecele performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cecele shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cecele 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 15 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.

Cecele at a glance

Last recorded 1917

Total births

15

Since 1908

10 years of records

Peak year

1917

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1917

Active since

1908

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1917

Cecele popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1908

Last recorded 1917
Peak year (1917)
10
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4681012 19171908 5

Cecele by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
10 births that decade — 67% of Cecele's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cecele?
15 babies have been named Cecele since 1908. It was last recorded in 1917. The peak year was 1917 with 10 births.
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.

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, 1908–1917 (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.