Total births
26
Girls' name · since 1974
Cecili
26 babies named Cecili in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 26
- total births
- 1974–1995
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
Cecili sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 26 recorded since 1974.
Cecili has 26 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1995.
- 26 total births
- 1974–1995 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 58% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
26 girls have been named Cecili since 1974, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1995.
- 26
- total births
- 1974–1995
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
58% of everyone ever named Cecili was born in this single decade.
1990
Single peak year
9 babies were named Cecili in 1990 - its busiest year on record.
Cecili's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cecili's full recorded timeline at 1990, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cecili at a glance
Last recorded 1995Peak year
1990
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1974
Cecili popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1995
- Peak year (1990)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Cecili by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Cecili's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Cecili births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 15 births (58% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Cecili? ▼
26 babies have been named Cecili since 1974. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1990 with 9 births.
When was Cecili most popular? ▼
Cecili was most popular in the 1990s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Cecili been used? ▼
Cecili has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 22 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Cecili? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Cecili
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1974–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Cecili: Baby Name Since 1974 - 26 Births, Peak 1990." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/cecili. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Cecili 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 July 2026.