Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Cecile

#1,029 most common girls' name of all time · #1,842 across all names · 1% male / 99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#1,029
Rank overall
#1,842 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
20,612
Since 2016
224
Peak year
1918 #284
Best rank
#222 1898
Girls Boys peak 503/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Cecile is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 22 — 22 #5,557
2024 22 — 22 #5,616
2023 16 — 16 #6,923
2022 20 — 20 #5,986
2021 25 — 25 #5,092
2020 25 — 25 #5,004
2019 21 — 21 #5,799
2018 24 — 24 #5,318
2017 24 — 24 #5,339
2016 25 — 25 #5,286
2015 27 — 27 #4,983
2014 19 — 19 #6,452
2013 22 — 22 #5,834
2012 29 — 29 #4,837
2011 25 — 25 #5,359
2010 21 — 21 #6,186
2009 26 — 26 #5,380
2008 23 — 23 #5,957
2007 30 — 30 #4,809
2006 30 — 30 #4,689
2005 23 — 23 #5,438
2004 28 — 28 #4,710
2003 31 — 31 #4,221
2002 22 — 22 #5,260
2001 29 — 29 #4,211
2000 20 — 20 #5,491
1999 21 — 21 #5,043
1998 25 — 25 #4,368
1997 20 — 20 #5,012
1996 28 — 28 #3,835
1995 26 — 26 #3,972
1994 34 — 34 #3,303
1993 30 — 30 #3,586
1992 31 — 31 #3,507
1991 37 — 37 #3,037
1990 43 — 43 #2,695
1989 54 — 54 #2,222
1988 32 — 32 #3,097
1987 35 — 35 #2,782
1986 20 — 20 #4,033
1985 36 — 36 #2,659
1984 49 — 49 #2,051
1983 35 — 35 #2,555
1982 44 — 44 #2,251
1981 45 — 45 #2,232
1980 52 — 52 #2,016
1979 30 — 30 #2,862
1978 22 — 22 #3,391
1977 29 — 29 #2,780
1976 26 — 26 #2,868
1975 39 — 39 #2,170
1974 30 — 30 #2,499
1973 35 — 35 #2,227
1972 37 — 37 #2,096
1971 36 — 36 #2,214
1970 51 — 51 #1,755
1969 56 — 56 #1,592
1968 53 — 53 #1,581
1967 61 — 61 #1,416
1966 53 — 53 #1,532
1965 77 — 77 #1,226
1964 77 — 77 #1,255
1963 119 — 119 #973
1962 124 — 124 #952
1961 135 — 135 #922
1960 140 — 140 #877
1959 173 — 173 #776
1958 185 — 185 #725
1957 186 — 186 #734
1956 166 — 166 #755
1955 159 — 159 #751
1954 163 — 163 #722
1953 195 — 195 #640
1952 203 5 208 #615
1951 184 — 184 #641
1950 196 — 196 #601
1949 196 — 196 #593
1948 214 — 214 #571
1947 234 — 234 #555
1946 225 5 230 #523
1945 198 — 198 #515
1944 214 — 214 #492
1943 280 — 280 #445
1942 282 5 287 #430
1941 243 — 243 #439
1940 310 — 310 #372
1939 320 12 332 #364
1938 313 12 325 #370
1937 357 6 363 #330
1936 359 5 364 #326
1935 270 5 275 #389
1934 210 7 217 #450
1933 206 5 211 #458
1932 235 7 242 #429
1931 260 7 267 #403
1930 295 9 304 #395
1929 306 6 312 #383
1928 328 11 339 #377
1927 371 6 377 #350
1926 378 8 386 #344
1925 409 12 421 #331
1924 422 7 429 #327
1923 474 12 486 #296
1922 422 7 429 #316
1921 475 — 475 #301
1920 482 7 489 #297
1919 478 6 484 #293
1918 495 8 503 #284
1917 476 6 482 #285
1916 417 — 417 #295
1915 468 5 473 #271
1914 351 — 351 #280
1913 282 — 282 #280
1912 275 — 275 #270
1911 184 — 184 #290
1910 187 — 187 #284
1909 186 — 186 #263
1908 155 — 155 #283
1907 156 — 156 #280
1906 163 — 163 #257
1905 161 — 161 #259
1904 173 — 173 #236
1903 159 — 159 #239
1902 181 — 181 #222
1901 133 — 133 #252
1900 175 — 175 #246
1899 147 — 147 #228
1898 172 — 172 #222
1897 121 — 121 #258
1896 144 — 144 #231
1895 109 — 109 #267
1894 102 — 102 #276
1893 86 — 86 #293
1892 92 — 92 #280
1891 79 — 79 #281
1890 71 — 71 #294
1889 67 — 67 #297
1888 81 — 81 #258
1887 34 — 34 #371
1886 43 — 43 #323
1885 32 — 32 #360
1884 29 — 29 #372
1883 35 — 35 #299
1882 27 — 27 #347
1881 24 — 24 #333
1880 17 — 17 #405