Boys' name · since 1963
Cepeda
Since 1963, U.S. Social Security records show 24 babies named Cepeda, peaking in 1969. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,456 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 24
- born since 1963
- 1960s
- peak decade
24 boys have been named Cepeda since 1963, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Cepeda has 24 recorded births among boys since 1963, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 1969.
- #27,456 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 24 born since 1963
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cepeda ranks #27,456 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 1963, peaking in the 1960s.
- #27,456 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 24
- born since 1963
- 1960s
- peak decade
Cepeda's 24 recorded births place it above 39.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cepeda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cepeda's full recorded timeline at 1968, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1963, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1969 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cepeda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1969
- Peak year (1969)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Cepeda by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (24 births, 100% of the file).
1960s was Cepeda's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Cepeda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 24 births (100% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cepeda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~6 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, 1963–1969 (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 Cepeda 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.