Recorded 1951–2017 Girls' name Peak 1990 218 births

Cecilee — girls' name

218 babies named Cecilee in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51970s111980s391990s892000s372010s37

The verdict

218 girls have been named Cecilee since 1951, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2017.

218
total births
1951–2017
years on record
1990s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Cecilee was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

19 babies were named Cecilee in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cecilee

The Social Security Administration has registered 218 babies named Cecilee between 1951 and 2017, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cecilee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cecilee performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Cecilee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cecilee in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cecilee 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 218 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.

Cecilee at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

218

Since 1951

67 years of records

Peak year

1990

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1951

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 2017

Cecilee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1951

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1990)
19
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
05101520 2017201220021996199219881951 5

Cecilee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
89 births that decade — 41% of Cecilee's all-time total
1950s51970s111980s391990s892000s372010s37

Cecilee by state

Where Cecilee concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cecilee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.3%
Texas share of Cecilee's total US births 2.3%

5 of 218 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cecilee?
218 babies have been named Cecilee since 1951. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1990 with 19 births.
When was Cecilee most popular?
Cecilee was most popular in the 1990s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Cecilee most popular?
The top states for the name Cecilee are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Cecilee been used?
Cecilee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 67 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Cecilee?
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.

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, 1951–2017 (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.