Total births
24
Girls' name · since 1988
Cessily
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.
- 24
- total births
- 1988–2013
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 46%
- born in that decade
Cessily sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 24 recorded since 1988.
Cessily has 24 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2013.
- 24 total births
- 1988–2013 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 46% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
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.
Cessily's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cessily's full recorded timeline at 1990, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cessily at a glance
Last recorded 2013Peak year
1990
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1988
Cessily popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2013
- Peak year (1990)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Cessily by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Cessily's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Cessily births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
8 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 11 births (46% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Cessily? ▼
Since 1988, Social Security records show 24 babies named Cessily. The most recent recorded year was 2013. Its busiest year on record 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? ▼
Records for Cessily go back to 1988, giving 26 years of history 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.
What to do with Cessily's data
- Cessily's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Cessily
Nearby Names Like Cessily
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Cessily
Cesia Girl
#3199 1,443 births
Cesilia Girl
#15645 778 births
Cesar Girl
315 births
Cesily Girl
97 births
Cesiah Girl
72 births
Compare Cessily side by side: Cessily vs Cesia Cessily vs Cesilia Cessily vs Cesar
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1988–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Cessily: Baby Name Since 1988 - 24 Births, Peak 1990." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/cessily. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Cessily 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 July 2026.