Girls' name · since 1984

Cecia

Cecia has 143 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#23,255 of 72,339
all-time among girls
143
born since 1984
2000s
peak decade

Cecia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 143 have been recorded since 1984.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cecia has been recorded 143 times among girls since 1984, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2023.

  • #23,255 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 143 born since 1984
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cecia ranks #23,255 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 143 born since 1984, peaking in the 2000s.

#23,255 of 72,339
all-time among girls
143
born since 1984
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Cecia's 143 recorded births place it above 67.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Cecia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Cecia's full recorded timeline at 2006, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Cecia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2004)
11
Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
4681012 198419962001200420072011201420222023 6

Cecia by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (57 births, 40% of the file).

2000s was Cecia's strongest decade.

57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.

Cecia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 57 births (40% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cecia? ▼
143 babies have been named Cecia since 1984. All-time, it sits at #23,255 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2004 with 11 births.
Where does Cecia sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cecia ranks #23,255 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Cecia most popular? ▼
Cecia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Cecia been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Cecia since 1984 -- 40 years through the most recent 2023 data.
What names are similar to Cecia? ▼
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.

What to do with Cecia's data

  • Cecia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (57 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Cecia

Nearby Names Like Cecia

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Cecia

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#529 60,519 births
Cecile Girl
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Cecily Girl
#1540 8,673 births
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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Philena
143 births · Peak 1919
Myldred
143 births · Peak 1917
Leveta
143 births · Peak 1929
Michi
143 births · Peak 1973
Marilene
143 births · Peak 1936
Elloree #7172
143 births · Peak 2025
Judene
143 births · Peak 1943
Terris
143 births · Peak 1964

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Cecia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1984–2023 (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 Cecia 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.