Recorded 1988–2013 Girls' name Peak 1990 24 births

Cessily — girls' name

24 babies named Cessily in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s82010s5

The verdict

24 girls have been named Cessily since 1988, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2013.

24
total births
1988–2013
years on record
1980s
peak decade
46%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Cessily was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

8 babies were named Cessily in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cessily

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Cessily between 1988 and 2013, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cessily currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cessily performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Cessily shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cessily in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 24 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cessily at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

24

Since 1988

26 years of records

Peak year

1990

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1988

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2013

Cessily popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1988

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1990)
8
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
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Cessily by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
11 births that decade — 46% of Cessily's all-time total
1980s111990s82010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cessily?
24 babies have been named Cessily since 1988. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1990 with 8 births.
When was Cessily most popular?
Cessily was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Cessily been used?
Cessily has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 26 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Cessily?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cesia, Cesilia, Cesar, Cesily, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.