US rank #10300 Girls' name Peak 2007 556 births

Cecillia — #10300 US girls' name

556 babies named Cecillia in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#10300
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 42% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Cecillia was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

20 babies were named Cecillia in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cecillia

The Social Security Administration has registered 556 babies named Cecillia between 1907 and 2024, spanning 118 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cecillia currently holds the #10300 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cecillia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Cecillia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cecillia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cecillia 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 556 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.

Cecillia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

556

Since 1907

118 years of records

Peak year

2007

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,300

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1907

Recorded for 118 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cecillia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1907

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
20
Annual births at peak — across 118 years of records
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Cecillia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
119 births that decade — 21% of Cecillia's all-time total
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Cecillia by state

Where Cecillia concentrates geographically — total births since 1907

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cecillia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 0.9%
Illinois share of Cecillia's total US births 0.9%

5 of 556 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cecillia?
556 babies have been named Cecillia since 1907. It currently ranks #10300 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 20 births.
When was Cecillia most popular?
Cecillia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Cecillia most popular?
The top states for the name Cecillia are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Cecillia been used?
Cecillia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1907, spanning 118 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cecillia?
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.

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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, 1907–2024 (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.