Girls' name · since 1894
Ceil
Ceil has 783 recorded births since 1894 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,873 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 783
- born since 1894
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ceil sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 783 recorded since 1894.
Ceil has 783 recorded births among girls since 1894, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1894 to 1965.
- #8,873 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 783 born since 1894
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ceil ranks #8,873 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 783 born since 1894, peaking in the 1910s.
- #8,873 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 783
- born since 1894
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ceil's 783 recorded births place it above 87.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Ceil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ceil's full recorded timeline at 1931, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1894, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 31 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ceil popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–1965
- Peak year (1915)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Ceil by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (219 births, 28% of the file).
1910s was Ceil's strongest decade.
219 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Ceil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1900s
1900s
123 births
- 1910s
1910s
219 births
- 1920s
1920s
98 births
- 1930s 58
1930s
58 births
- 1940s 84
1940s
84 births
- 1950s
1950s
148 births
- 1960s 43
1960s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 219 births (28% of all-time use).
How Ceil 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 Ceil's total volume
Ceil by state
Where Ceil concentrates geographically, total births since 1894
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 96 | 12.3% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 38 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 10 | 1.3% |
96 of 783 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Ceil's decade-level peak was the 1910s (219 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Ceils (96 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ceil: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1894–1965 (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 Ceil 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.