Recorded 1973–2000 Girls' name Peak 1989 131 births

Ceciley — girls' name

131 babies named Ceciley in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s461990s682000s5

The verdict

131 girls have been named Ceciley since 1973, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2000.

131
total births
1973–2000
years on record
1990s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Ceciley was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

23 babies were named Ceciley in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ceciley

The Social Security Administration has registered 131 babies named Ceciley between 1973 and 2000, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ceciley currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ceciley performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ceciley shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ceciley 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 131 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.

Ceciley at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

131

Since 1973

28 years of records

Peak year

1989

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1973

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2000

Ceciley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1973

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1989)
23
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
0510152025 20001997199419921990198819751973 7

Ceciley by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
68 births that decade — 52% of Ceciley's all-time total
1970s121980s461990s682000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ceciley?
131 babies have been named Ceciley since 1973. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1989 with 23 births.
When was Ceciley most popular?
Ceciley was most popular in the 1990s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Ceciley been used?
Ceciley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 28 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Ceciley?
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, 1973–2000 (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.