Girls' name · since 1900
Cecila
Since 1900, U.S. Social Security records show 804 babies named Cecila, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,687 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 804
- born since 1900
- 1970s
- peak decade
Cecila is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 804 have been recorded since 1900.
Cecila has 804 recorded births among girls since 1900, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2022.
- #8,687 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 804 born since 1900
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cecila ranks #8,687 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 804 born since 1900, peaking in the 1970s.
- #8,687 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 804
- born since 1900
- 1970s
- peak decade
Cecila's 804 recorded births place it above 87.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Cecila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cecila splits its recorded history at 1965: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cecila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2022
- Peak year (1970)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 123 years of records
Cecila by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (123 births, 15% of the file).
1970s was Cecila's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Cecila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 7
1900s
7 births
- 1910s 49
1910s
49 births
- 1920s
1920s
81 births
- 1930s 34
1930s
34 births
- 1940s 46
1940s
46 births
- 1950s
1950s
85 births
- 1960s
1960s
91 births
- 1970s
1970s
123 births
- 1980s
1980s
123 births
- 1990s
1990s
96 births
- 2000s 43
2000s
43 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 123 births (15% of all-time use).
How Cecila compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Cecila's total volume
Cecila by state
Where Cecila concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 14 | 1.7% |
14 of 804 births nationwide.
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What to do with Cecila's data
- Cecila's decade-level peak was the 1970s (123 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cecilas (14 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cecila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~122 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, 1900–2022 (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 Cecila 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.