Girls' name · since 1953
Cecilla
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.
- #43,507 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1953
- 1970s
- peak decade
Cecilla is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 24 have been recorded since 1953.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cecilla has been recorded 24 times among girls since 1953, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2006.
- #43,507 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 24 born since 1953
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cecilla ranks #43,507 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 1953, peaking in the 1970s.
- #43,507 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1953
- 1970s
- peak decade
Cecilla's 24 recorded births place it above 39.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cecilla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cecilla splits its recorded history at 1979: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1953 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cecilla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2006
- Peak year (1971)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Cecilla by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (13 births, 54% of the file).
1970s was Cecilla's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Cecilla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 13 births (54% of all-time use).
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- Cecilla's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 2000s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cecilla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1953–2006 (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 Cecilla 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.