Recorded 1987–2008 Girls' name Peak 2001 91 births

Sesilia — girls' name

91 babies named Sesilia in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s342000s46
2000s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Sesilia was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

8 babies were named Sesilia in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sesilia

The Social Security Administration has registered 91 babies named Sesilia between 1987 and 2008, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sesilia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sesilia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sesilia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sesilia 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 91 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.

Sesilia at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

91

Since 1987

22 years of records

Peak year

2001

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1987

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2008

Sesilia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1987

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2001)
8
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
456789 20082006200220001998199619911987 6

Sesilia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
46 births that decade — 51% of Sesilia's all-time total
1980s111990s342000s46

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sesilia?
91 babies have been named Sesilia since 1987. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2001 with 8 births.
When was Sesilia most popular?
Sesilia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Sesilia been used?
Sesilia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 22 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Sesilia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sesha, Sesen, Sesley, Sesily, and 4 more. 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, 1987–2008 (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.