Girls' name · since 1956
Ceci
Ceci has 119 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #25,185 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 119
- born since 1956
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ceci sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 119 recorded since 1956.
Social Security Administration records show Ceci recorded 119 times among girls since 1956, 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 1956 to 2024.
- #25,185 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 119 born since 1956
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ceci ranks #25,185 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 119 born since 1956, peaking in the 2000s.
- #25,185 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 119
- born since 1956
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ceci's 119 recorded births place it above 65.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ceci's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ceci's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ceci popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2024
- Peak year (2004)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Ceci by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (38 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Ceci's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Ceci births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s
1960s
18 births
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
38 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 38 births (32% of all-time use).
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- Ceci's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (38 total births) through the 2020s (25) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ceci: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1956–2024 (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 Ceci 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.