Girls' name · since 1973
Cecely
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 80 babies named Cecely, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,571 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 80
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cecely sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 80 recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cecely has been recorded 80 times among girls since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1998.
- #29,571 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 80 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cecely ranks #29,571 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 80 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #29,571 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 80
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cecely's 80 recorded births place it above 58.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Cecely's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cecely's full recorded timeline at 1992, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cecely popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1998
- Peak year (1990)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Cecely by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (56 births, 70% of the file).
1990s was Cecely's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Cecely births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 56 births (70% of all-time use).
Cecely by state
Where Cecely concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 7.5% |
6 of 80 births nationwide.
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- New York records the most Cecelys (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cecely: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1973–1998 (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 Cecely 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.