Girls' name · since 1921
Cecilie
Since 1921, U.S. Social Security records show 379 babies named Cecilie, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,955 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,024 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 379
- born since 1921
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cecilie currently ranks #11024 among girls' names in America, with 379 babies recorded since 1921.
Cecilie has 379 recorded births among girls since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11024 as of the latest data, more common than 36% of girls, 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 1921 to 2025.
- #13,955 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,024 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 379 born since 1921
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cecilie ranks #13,955 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,024 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 379 born since 1921, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,955 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,024 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 379
- born since 1921
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cecilie's 379 recorded births place it above 80.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Cecilie compares
379 Top 50% higher than 50% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cecilie's all-time total is 1% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cecilie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 379 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cecilie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cecilie's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cecilie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Cecilie by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (106 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Cecilie's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Cecilie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 23
1920s
23 births
- 1950s
1950s
47 births
- 1960s 28
1960s
28 births
- 1970s 36
1970s
36 births
- 1980s 42
1980s
42 births
- 1990s
1990s
106 births
- 2000s
2000s
52 births
- 2010s 30
2010s
30 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 106 births (28% of all-time use).
Cecilie by state
Where Cecilie concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.6% |
6 of 379 births nationwide.
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What to do with Cecilie's data
- Cecilie's decade-level peak was the 1990s (106 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cecilies (6 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cecilie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~104 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, 1921–2025 (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 Cecilie 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.