Boys' name · since 1880

Cicero

1,453 babies named Cicero in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#4,044 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#12,016 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,453
born since 1880
1920s
peak decade

1,453 babies have been named Cicero since 1880, making it today's #12016 boys' name.

Cicero has 1,453 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12016 as of the latest data, more common than 14% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #4,044 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #12,016 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,453 born since 1880
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cicero ranks #4,044 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,016 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,453 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.

#4,044 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#12,016 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,453
born since 1880
1920s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%13.7%
Cicero vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Cicero's 1,453 recorded births place it above 91.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

6 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.

How Cicero compares

1,453 Top 26% higher than 74% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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

Cicero's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Cicero Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,453 369 358,536
Peak-year births 41 34 22,252

Cicero's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Cicero splits its recorded history at 1933: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1895 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Cicero popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1920)
41
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
01020304050 188018941909192319371951196920092025 5

Cicero by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (272 births, 19% of the file).

1920s was Cicero's strongest decade.

272 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.

Cicero births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 272 births (19% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Cicero compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Cicero's total volume

Cicero vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25%30% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -53, 5.8%-108, 3.2%-48, 10%-62, 4.2%-108, 3.2%-37, 7%-27, 8.5%-30, 6.7%-112, 5%-43, 4.7%-146, 3.1%-8, 25.1%-37, 7.4%-26, 9.1%-49, 4.8%Cicero-146, 2.8%Cicero
Cicero vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Cicero by state

Where Cicero concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Cicero
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
143 9.8%
#2 Georgia
108 7.4%
#3 Texas
10 0.7%
#4 Alabama
6 0.4%
#5 South Carolina
5 0.3%
#6 Virginia
5 0.3%
North Carolina share of Cicero's total US births 9.8%
Even split

143 of 1,453 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cicero? ▼
Since 1880, Social Security records show 1,453 babies named Cicero. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #4,044 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #12,016 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 1920, with 41 births.
Where does Cicero sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cicero ranks #4,044 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,016 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Cicero most popular? ▼
Cicero was most popular in the 1920s decade with 272 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Cicero most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Cicero are North Carolina (143 births), Georgia (108 births), Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Cicero been used? ▼
Cicero has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 146 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Cicero? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cicel. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Cicero's data

  • Cicero's decade-level peak was the 1920s (272 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • North Carolina records the most Ciceros (143 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Cicero

Nearby Names Like Cicero

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Cicero

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Cicero: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1880–2025 (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 Cicero 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.