Cecial — boys' name
10 babies named Cecial in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
50% of everyone ever named Cecial was born in this single decade.
5 babies were named Cecial in 1916 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Cecial
The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Cecial between 1916 and 1930, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cecial currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1930. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 5 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Cecial performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cecial shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Cecial 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 10 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.
Cecial at a glance
Last recorded 1930Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Cecial popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–1916
- Peak year (1916)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1930.
10 total births across 15 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1916 with 5 births in a single year.
Cecial by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1910s
- 5 births that decade — 50% of Cecial's all-time total
Cecial decade highlights
- Peak decade 5 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1910s was Cecial's strongest decade
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 50% of all-time use.
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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, 1916–1930 (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.