Girls' name · since 1908
Ceclia
Since 1908, U.S. Social Security records show 230 babies named Ceclia, peaking in 1964. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,401 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 230
- born since 1908
- 1960s
- peak decade
Ceclia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 230 have been recorded since 1908.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ceclia has been recorded 230 times among girls since 1908, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 2006.
- #18,401 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 230 born since 1908
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ceclia ranks #18,401 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 230 born since 1908, peaking in the 1960s.
- #18,401 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 230
- born since 1908
- 1960s
- peak decade
Ceclia's 230 recorded births place it above 74.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ceclia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ceclia's SSA record in two at 1957 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1908, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1964 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ceclia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–2006
- Peak year (1964)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
Ceclia by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (45 births, 20% of the file).
1960s was Ceclia's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Ceclia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s
1910s
24 births
- 1920s
1920s
34 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1950s
1950s
34 births
- 1960s
1960s
45 births
- 1970s
1970s
34 births
- 1980s
1980s
20 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 45 births (20% of all-time use).
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What to do with Ceclia's data
- Ceclia's decade-level peak was the 1960s (45 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ceclia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~98 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, 1908–2006 (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 Ceclia 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.