Recorded 1921–2022 Girls' name Peak 1990 371 births

Cecilie — girls' name

371 babies named Cecilie in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s231950s471960s281970s361980s421990s1062000s522010s302020s7
1990s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Cecilie was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

25 babies were named Cecilie in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cecilie

The Social Security Administration has registered 371 babies named Cecilie between 1921 and 2022, spanning 102 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cecilie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cecilie performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Cecilie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cecilie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cecilie 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 371 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.

Cecilie at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

371

Since 1921

102 years of records

Peak year

1990

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1921

Recorded for 102 years

Last year on file: 2022

Cecilie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1921

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1990)
25
Annual births at peak — across 102 years of records
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Cecilie by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
106 births that decade — 29% of Cecilie's all-time total
1920s231950s471960s281970s361980s421990s1062000s522010s302020s7

Cecilie by state

Where Cecilie concentrates geographically — total births since 1921

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cecilie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 1.6%
California share of Cecilie's total US births 1.6%

6 of 371 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cecilie?
371 babies have been named Cecilie since 1921. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1990 with 25 births.
When was Cecilie most popular?
Cecilie was most popular in the 1990s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Cecilie most popular?
The top states for the name Cecilie are California (6 births).
How long has the name Cecilie been used?
Cecilie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 102 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Cecilie?
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, 1921–2022 (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.