Recorded 1953–2006 Girls' name Peak 1971 24 births

Cecilla — girls' name

24 babies named Cecilla in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

24 girls have been named Cecilla since 1953, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2006.

24
total births
1953–2006
years on record
1970s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Cecilla was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

8 babies were named Cecilla in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cecilla

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Cecilla between 1953 and 2006, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cecilla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cecilla performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Cecilla shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cecilla 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 24 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.

Cecilla at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

24

Since 1953

54 years of records

Peak year

1971

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1953

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2006

Cecilla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1953

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1971)
8
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
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Cecilla by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
13 births that decade — 54% of Cecilla's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cecilla?
24 babies have been named Cecilla since 1953. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1971 with 8 births.
When was Cecilla most popular?
Cecilla was most popular in the 1970s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Cecilla been used?
Cecilla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 54 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Cecilla?
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, 1953–2006 (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.