Total births
91
Girls' name · since 1987
Sesilia
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.
- 91
- total births
- 1987–2008
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
Sesilia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 91 recorded since 1987.
Sesilia has 91 recorded births among girls since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2008.
- 91 total births
- 1987–2008 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 51% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
91 girls have been named Sesilia since 1987, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2008.
- 91
- total births
- 1987–2008
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
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.
Sesilia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sesilia's full recorded timeline at 1999, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sesilia at a glance
Last recorded 2008Peak year
2001
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1987
Sesilia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2008
- Peak year (2001)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Sesilia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Sesilia's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Sesilia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
34 births
- 2000s
2000s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 46 births (51% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sesilia? ▼
Since 1987, Social Security records show 91 babies named Sesilia. The most recent recorded year was 2008. Its busiest year on record 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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Sesilia since 1987 -- 22 years through the most recent 2008 data.
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.
Keep exploring Sesilia
Nearby Names Like Sesilia
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sesilia
Sesha Girl
36 births
Sesen Girl
32 births
Sesley Girl
23 births
Sesily Girl
20 births
Seslie Girl
19 births
Compare Sesilia side by side: Sesilia vs Sesha Sesilia vs Sesen Sesilia vs Sesley
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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, 1987–2008 (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. "Sesilia: Baby Name Since 1987 - 91 Births, Peak 2001." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sesilia. 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 Sesilia 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.