Recorded 1976–2023 Girls' name Peak 1998 154 births

Cilicia — girls' name

154 babies named Cilicia in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s161980s521990s372000s332010s112020s5
1980s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Cilicia was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

13 babies were named Cilicia in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cilicia

The Social Security Administration has registered 154 babies named Cilicia between 1976 and 2023, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cilicia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cilicia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Cilicia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cilicia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cilicia 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 154 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.

Cilicia at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

154

Since 1976

48 years of records

Peak year

1998

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1976

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2023

Cilicia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1976

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1998)
13
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
468101214 202320082004199819911985198219791976 9

Cilicia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
52 births that decade — 34% of Cilicia's all-time total
1970s161980s521990s372000s332010s112020s5

Cilicia by state

Where Cilicia concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cilicia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.2%
California share of Cilicia's total US births 3.2%

5 of 154 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cilicia?
154 babies have been named Cilicia since 1976. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1998 with 13 births.
When was Cilicia most popular?
Cilicia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Cilicia most popular?
The top states for the name Cilicia are California (5 births).
How long has the name Cilicia been used?
Cilicia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 48 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Cilicia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cilia, Cilla, Cillian, Ciley. 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, 1976–2023 (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.