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.

#38,420 of 72,339
all-time among girls
37
born since 1882
1940s
peak 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.

  • #38,420 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 37 born since 1882
  • 1940s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cilla ranks #38,420 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 1882, peaking in the 1940s.

#38,420 of 72,339
all-time among girls
37
born since 1882
1940s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Cilla's 37 recorded births place it above 46.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2009

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1907)
7
Annual births at peak, across 128 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1882190719191929194219482009 5

Cilla by decade

1940s is the heaviest window (10 births, 27% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1940s at 10 births (27% of all-time use).

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

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 archive ordinal is #38,420 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2009. 7 babies were born in 1907, its single highest year.
Where does Cilla sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cilla ranks #38,420 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

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

Keep exploring Cilla

Nearby Names Like Cilla

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

Cilicia Girl
154 births
Cilia Girl
48 births
Cillian Girl
6 births
Ciley Girl
5 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Nelie
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Meddie
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Dicey
37 births · Peak 1935
Odia
37 births · Peak 1915
Icle
37 births · Peak 1918
Christobel
37 births · Peak 1914
Lennice
37 births · Peak 1914
Luzetta
37 births · Peak 1923

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Cilla: 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, 1882–2009 (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 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 August 2026.