Girls' name · since 1976
Cesily
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 97 babies named Cesily, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,403 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 97
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
97 girls have been named Cesily since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Cesily recorded 97 times among girls since 1976, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2007.
- #27,403 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 97 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cesily ranks #27,403 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 97 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #27,403 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 97
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cesily's 97 recorded births place it above 61.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cesily's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cesily's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cesily popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2007
- Peak year (1990)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Cesily by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (45 births, 46% of the file).
1990s was Cesily's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Cesily births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
36 births
- 1990s
1990s
45 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 45 births (46% of all-time use).
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What to do with Cesily's data
- Cesily's decade-level peak was the 1990s (45 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Cesily: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1976–2007 (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 Cesily 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.