Total births
37
Girls' name · since 1882
Cilla
Cilla has 37 recorded births since 1882 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1907 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 37
- total births
- 1882–2009
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 27%
- born in that decade
37 girls have been named Cilla since 1882, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Cilla has 37 recorded births among girls since 1882, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2009.
- 37 total births
- 1882–2009 years on record
- 1940s peak decade
- 27% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
37 girls have been named Cilla since 1882, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 2009.
- 37
- total births
- 1882–2009
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 27%
- born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade
27% of everyone ever named Cilla was born in this single decade.
1907
Single peak year
7 babies were named Cilla in 1907 - its busiest year on record.
Cilla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cilla splits its recorded history at 1929: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1882 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1907 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cilla at a glance
Last recorded 2009Peak year
1907
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1882
Cilla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2009
- Peak year (1907)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 128 years of records
Cilla by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1940s was Cilla's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Cilla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
5 births
- 1900s
1900s
7 births
- 1910s
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 10 births (27% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Cilla? ▼
Cilla has been given to 37 babies in the U.S. since 1882, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2009. 7 babies were born in 1907, its single highest year.
When was Cilla most popular? ▼
Cilla was most popular in the 1940s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1907.
How long has the name Cilla been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Cilla since 1882 -- 128 years through the most recent 2009 data.
What names are similar to Cilla? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cilicia, Cilia, Cillian, Ciley. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Cilla's data
- Cilla's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2000s (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.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1882–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Cilla: Baby Name Since 1882 - 37 Births, Peak 1907." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/cilla. 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 Cilla 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 June 2026.