Girls' name · since 1975
Secilia
350 babies named Secilia in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,640 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 350
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
350 girls have been named Secilia since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Secilia recorded 350 times among girls since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2024.
- #14,640 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 350 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Secilia ranks #14,640 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 350 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,640 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 350
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Secilia's 350 recorded births place it above 79.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Secilia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Secilia splits its recorded history at 2006: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Secilia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2024
- Peak year (1996)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Secilia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (115 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Secilia's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Secilia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
100 births
- 2000s
2000s
115 births
- 2010s
2010s
75 births
- 2020s 31
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 115 births (33% of all-time use).
Secilia by state
Where Secilia concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 30 | 8.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.4% |
30 of 350 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Secilia's data
- Secilia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (115 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Secilias (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Secilia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1975–2024 (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 Secilia 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.