Girls' name · since 1988
Cesley
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 50 babies named Cesley, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #34,968 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 50
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cesley is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 50 have been recorded since 1988.
Social Security Administration records show Cesley recorded 50 times among girls since 1988, 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 1988 to 2001.
- #34,968 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 50 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cesley ranks #34,968 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 50 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #34,968 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 50
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cesley's 50 recorded births place it above 51.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cesley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cesley splits its recorded history at 1991: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cesley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2001
- Peak year (1989)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Cesley by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (25 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Cesley's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Cesley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
20 births
- 1990s
1990s
25 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 25 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Cesley's data
- Cesley's decade-level peak was the 1990s (25 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 Cesley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1988–2001 (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 Cesley 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.