Girls' name · since 1911
Cecily
Since 1911, U.S. Social Security records show 8,673 babies named Cecily, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,833 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,540 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,673
- born since 1911
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Cecily is the #1540 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 8,673 recorded since 1911.
Cecily has 8,673 recorded births among girls since 1911, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1540 as of the latest data, more common than 91% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2025.
- #1,833 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,540 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 8,673 born since 1911
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cecily ranks #1,833 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,540 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 8,673 born since 1911, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,833 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,540 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,673
- born since 1911
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cecily's 8,673 recorded births place it above 97.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Cecily compares
8,673 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Cecily's all-time total is 23x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cecily | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,673 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 472 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cecily's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cecily's full recorded timeline at 1971, 82% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 18% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1911, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 472 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cecily popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 472
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Cecily by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,633 births, 19% of the file).
2010s was Cecily's strongest decade.
1,633 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Cecily births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 31
1910s
31 births
- 1920s 117
1920s
117 births
- 1930s 168
1930s
168 births
- 1940s 287
1940s
287 births
- 1950s 483
1950s
483 births
- 1960s 425
1960s
425 births
- 1970s
1970s
882 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,288 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,582 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,009 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,633 births
- 2020s
2020s
768 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,633 births (19% of all-time use).
How Cecily compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Cecily's total volume
Cecily by state
Where Cecily concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,003 | 11.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 786 | 9.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 458 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 290 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 231 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 198 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Florida | | 142 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 122 | 1.4% |
1,003 of 8,673 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Cecily appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cecily's data
- Cecily's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,633 total births) through the 2020s (768) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Cecilys (1,003 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Cecily
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cecily: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~114 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, 1911–2025 (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 Cecily 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.