Girls' name · since 1969
Cilia
Cilia has 48 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #35,401 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 48
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
48 girls have been named Cilia since 1969, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cilia has been recorded 48 times among girls since 1969, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2006.
- #35,401 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 48 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cilia ranks #35,401 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 48 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #35,401 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 48
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cilia's 48 recorded births place it above 50.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Cilia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cilia splits its recorded history at 1985: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cilia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2006
- Peak year (1984)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Cilia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (37 births, 77% of the file).
1980s was Cilia's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Cilia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
37 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 37 births (77% of all-time use).
Cilia by state
Where Cilia concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 12.5% |
6 of 48 births nationwide.
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What to do with Cilia's data
- Cilia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (37 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Cilias (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Cilia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1969–2006 (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 Cilia 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.