US rank #16193 Girls' name Peak 2005 47 births

Cecy — #16193 US girls' name

47 babies named Cecy in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s272010s102020s5

The verdict

Cecy is currently the #16193 girls' name in America, more common than 9% of girls — 47 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.

#16193
among girls today
47
born since 1998
2000s
peak decade
9%
more common than other girls
#16193
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 9% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Cecy was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

11 babies were named Cecy in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cecy

The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Cecy between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cecy currently holds the #16193 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cecy performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cecy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cecy in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cecy 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 47 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.

Cecy at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

47

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2005

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#16,193

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cecy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
11
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4681012 20242015201320082007200520031998 5

Cecy by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
27 births that decade — 57% of Cecy's all-time total
1990s52000s272010s102020s5

Cecy by state

Where Cecy concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cecy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 10.6%
California share of Cecy's total US births 10.6%

5 of 47 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cecy?
47 babies have been named Cecy since 1998. It currently ranks #16193 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 11 births.
When was Cecy most popular?
Cecy was most popular in the 2000s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Cecy most popular?
The top states for the name Cecy are California (5 births).
How long has the name Cecy been used?
Cecy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cecy?
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, 1998–2024 (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.