Girls' name · since 1973
Sicily
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 1,494 babies named Sicily, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,709 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,146 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,494
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,494 babies have been named Sicily since 1973, making it today's #3146 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Sicily recorded 1,494 times among girls since 1973, holding rank #3146 nationally today, ahead of 82% of girls, 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 1973 to 2025.
- #5,709 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,146 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,494 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sicily ranks #5,709 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,146 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,494 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,709 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,146 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,494
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sicily's 1,494 recorded births place it above 92.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sicily compares
1,494 Top 26% higher than 74% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sicily's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sicily | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,494 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 74 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sicily's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sicily's full recorded timeline at 2001, 81% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 19% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 74 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sicily popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 74
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Sicily by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (501 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Sicily's strongest decade.
501 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Sicily births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 60
1970s
60 births
- 1980s 50
1980s
50 births
- 1990s 140
1990s
140 births
- 2000s
2000s
501 births
- 2010s
2010s
466 births
- 2020s
2020s
277 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 501 births (34% of all-time use).
How Sicily compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sicily's total volume
Sicily by state
Where Sicily concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 144 | 9.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 50 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Utah | | 37 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 12 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 7 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.3% |
144 of 1,494 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Sicily's data
- Sicily's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (501 total births) through the 2020s (277) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sicilys (144 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.
Keep exploring Sicily
Nearby Names Like Sicily
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sicily
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Sicily
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sicily: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Sicily 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.