Girls' name · since 1917
Cicely
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 2,391 babies named Cicely, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,166 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,927 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,391
- born since 1917
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Cicely is the #7927 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,391 recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Cicely recorded 2,391 times among girls since 1917, holding rank #7927 nationally today, ahead of 54% of girls, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #4,166 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,927 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,391 born since 1917
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cicely ranks #4,166 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,927 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,391 born since 1917, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,166 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,927 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,391
- born since 1917
- 1970s
- peak decade
Cicely's 2,391 recorded births place it above 94.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Cicely compares
2,391 Top 20% higher than 80% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cicely's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cicely | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,391 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 256 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cicely's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cicely's full recorded timeline at 1987, 31% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 69% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1974 peak of 256 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cicely popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (1974)
- 256
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Cicely by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (1,071 births, 45% of the file).
1970s was Cicely's strongest decade.
1,071 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Cicely births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s 29
1920s
29 births
- 1930s 16
1930s
16 births
- 1940s 24
1940s
24 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 52
1960s
52 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,071 births
- 1980s
1980s
530 births
- 1990s 261
1990s
261 births
- 2000s 200
2000s
200 births
- 2010s 137
2010s
137 births
- 2020s 55
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,071 births (45% of all-time use).
How Cicely 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 Cicely's total volume
Cicely by state
Where Cicely concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 173 | 7.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 103 | 4.3% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 85 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 85 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 75 | 3.1% |
| #6 | New York | | 51 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 41 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 38 | 1.6% |
173 of 2,391 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Cicely appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cicely's data
- Cicely's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,071 total births); usage has since declined to 55 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cicelys (173 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cicely: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Cicely 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.