Total births
145
Girls' name · since 1916
Cecylia
145 babies named Cecylia in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 145
- total births
- 1916–2023
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 35%
- born in that decade
145 girls have been named Cecylia since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Cecylia has 145 recorded births among girls since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1916 to 2023.
- 145 total births
- 1916–2023 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 35% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
145 girls have been named Cecylia since 1916, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.
- 145
- total births
- 1916–2023
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 35%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
35% of everyone ever named Cecylia was born in this single decade.
1917
Single peak year
9 babies were named Cecylia in 1917 - its busiest year on record.
Cecylia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cecylia's full recorded timeline at 2009, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1929, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cecylia at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
1917
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1916
Cecylia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2023
- Peak year (1917)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Cecylia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Cecylia's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Cecylia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 17
1910s
17 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
44 births
- 2010s
2010s
51 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 51 births (35% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Cecylia? ▼
Cecylia has been given to 145 babies in the U.S. since 1916, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 9 babies were born in 1917, its single highest year.
When was Cecylia most popular? ▼
Cecylia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Cecylia been used? ▼
Records for Cecylia go back to 1916, giving 108 years of history through 2023.
What names are similar to Cecylia? ▼
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.
What to do with Cecylia's data
- Cecylia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (51 total births) through the 2020s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Cecylia
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1916–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Cecylia: Baby Name Since 1916 - 145 Births, Peak 1917." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/cecylia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Cecylia 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 July 2026.