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Celia and Cecilia side by side: Celia peaked in 1915 and Cecilia in 2025; in 2025 they were given to 351 and 2,506 babies.

Celia and Cecilia, year by year

Babies given each name per year
Celia and Cecilia births by year1k2k3k18801900192019401960198020002025CeciliaCelia
Celia and Cecilia births by year1k2k3k18801900192019401960198020002025CeciliaCelia
Celia and Cecilia births by year1k2k3k1880190519301955198020052025CeciliaCelia
Celia and Cecilia births by year1k2k3k1880193019802025CeciliaCelia

Girls and boys together; Celia solid, Cecilia dashed.

Celia and Cecilia compared
CeliaCecilia
Births 20253512,506
Rank 2025#774 among girls’ names#108 among girls’ names
Recorded since 188056,716111,688
Peak year19152025
Girls99.9%99.8%
Alive, estimated29,80083,200
Median age4227

Both names: SSA national file, published May 8, 2026, and SSA’s cohort life tables.

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