Girls' name · since 1962
Cesilia
778 babies named Cesilia in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,908 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 778
- born since 1962
- 1990s
- peak decade
778 girls have been named Cesilia since 1962, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cesilia has been recorded 778 times among girls since 1962, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2024.
- #8,908 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 778 born since 1962
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cesilia ranks #8,908 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 778 born since 1962, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,908 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 778
- born since 1962
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cesilia's 778 recorded births place it above 87.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Cesilia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cesilia's full recorded timeline at 1996, 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 1962, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 44 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cesilia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2024
- Peak year (1995)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Cesilia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (285 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Cesilia's strongest decade.
285 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Cesilia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 48
1970s
48 births
- 1980s
1980s
143 births
- 1990s
1990s
285 births
- 2000s
2000s
213 births
- 2010s 66
2010s
66 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 285 births (37% of all-time use).
How Cesilia 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 Cesilia's total volume
Cesilia by state
Where Cesilia concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 245 | 31.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 72 | 9.3% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.8% |
245 of 778 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Cesilia's data
- Cesilia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (285 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cesilias (245 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cesilia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1962–2024 (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 Cesilia 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.