Boys' name · since 1909
Cecilio
Cecilio has 2,411 recorded births since 1909 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,944 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,271 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,411
- born since 1909
- 1990s
- peak decade
2,411 babies have been named Cecilio since 1909, making it today's #8271 boys' name.
Cecilio has 2,411 recorded births among boys since 1909, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8271 as of the latest data, more common than 41% of boys, 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 1909 to 2025.
- #2,944 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,271 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,411 born since 1909
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cecilio ranks #2,944 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,271 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,411 born since 1909, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,944 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,271 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,411
- born since 1909
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cecilio's 2,411 recorded births place it above 93.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Cecilio compares
2,411 Top 20% higher than 80% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Cecilio's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cecilio | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,411 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cecilio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cecilio's full recorded timeline at 1968, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1909, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cecilio popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 117 years of records
Cecilio by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (322 births, 13% of the file).
1990s was Cecilio's strongest decade.
322 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Cecilio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 84
1910s
84 births
- 1920s
1920s
180 births
- 1930s 126
1930s
126 births
- 1940s
1940s
198 births
- 1950s
1950s
221 births
- 1960s
1960s
239 births
- 1970s
1970s
267 births
- 1980s
1980s
311 births
- 1990s
1990s
322 births
- 2000s
2000s
220 births
- 2010s
2010s
148 births
- 2020s 90
2020s
90 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 322 births (13% of all-time use).
How Cecilio compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Cecilio's total volume
Cecilio by state
Where Cecilio concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 879 | 36.5% |
| #2 | California | | 325 | 13.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 98 | 4.1% |
| #4 | New Mexico | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.4% |
879 of 2,411 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Cecilio's data
- Cecilio's decade-level peak was the 1990s (322 total births); usage has since declined to 90 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Cecilios (879 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Cecilio: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~116 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, 1909–2025 (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 Cecilio 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.