Recorded 1961–1990 Girls' name Peak 1989 31 births

Cecelie — girls' name

31 babies named Cecelie in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61980s181990s7

The verdict

31 girls have been named Cecelie since 1961, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1990.

31
total births
1961–1990
years on record
1980s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Cecelie was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

13 babies were named Cecelie in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cecelie

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Cecelie between 1961 and 1990, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cecelie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cecelie performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Cecelie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cecelie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cecelie 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 31 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.

Cecelie at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

31

Since 1961

30 years of records

Peak year

1989

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1961

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1990

Cecelie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1961

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1989)
13
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
468101214 1990198919881961 6

Cecelie by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
18 births that decade — 58% of Cecelie's all-time total
1960s61980s181990s7

Cecelie by state

Where Cecelie concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cecelie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 16.1%
Texas share of Cecelie's total US births 16.1%

5 of 31 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cecelie?
31 babies have been named Cecelie since 1961. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1989 with 13 births.
When was Cecelie most popular?
Cecelie was most popular in the 1980s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Cecelie most popular?
The top states for the name Cecelie are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Cecelie been used?
Cecelie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 30 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Cecelie?
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, 1961–1990 (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.