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.

Cecilia

#349 most common girls' name of all time · #643 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#349
Rank overall
#643 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
111,688
Since 2016
20,085
Peak year
2025 #108
Best rank
#108 2025
Girls Boys peak 2,506/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Cecilia 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 2,506 2,506 #108
2024 2,248 2,248 #123
2023 2,058 2,058 #137
2022 2,006 2,006 #145
2021 2,095 2,095 #133
2020 1,860 1,860 #147
2019 1,861 1,861 #153
2018 1,809 1,809 #155
2017 1,815 1,815 #168
2016 1,827 1,827 #177
2015 1,782 1,782 #181
2014 1,640 1,640 #206
2013 1,434 1,434 #224
2012 1,463 1,463 #215
2011 1,317 1,317 #242
2010 1,202 1,202 #277
2009 1,235 1,235 #266
2008 1,259 1,259 #271
2007 1,242 1,242 #276
2006 1,245 1,245 #264
2005 1,189 1,189 #281
2004 1,178 5 1,183 #279
2003 1,162 1,162 #271
2002 1,171 1,171 #269
2001 1,166 1,166 #269
2000 1,137 1,137 #283
1999 1,103 1,103 #285
1998 1,053 7 1,060 #285
1997 962 962 #300
1996 1,072 1,072 #269
1995 1,128 1,128 #251
1994 969 969 #286
1993 998 7 1,005 #278
1992 1,017 10 1,027 #275
1991 965 8 973 #291
1990 847 6 853 #326
1989 810 10 820 #314
1988 728 728 #337
1987 743 12 755 #329
1986 686 7 693 #349
1985 657 6 663 #358
1984 723 10 733 #325
1983 640 9 649 #352
1982 664 7 671 #353
1981 683 7 690 #342
1980 654 6 660 #361
1979 636 5 641 #356
1978 556 5 561 #379
1977 520 520 #399
1976 516 516 #397
1975 512 512 #398
1974 539 539 #386
1973 501 7 508 #400
1972 569 8 577 #376
1971 599 5 604 #383
1970 621 621 #383
1969 545 545 #406
1968 550 550 #390
1967 620 620 #360
1966 644 644 #357
1965 733 733 #332
1964 835 5 840 #328
1963 869 869 #317
1962 1,055 1,055 #277
1961 965 965 #297
1960 1,036 1,036 #283
1959 1,042 1,042 #275
1958 1,002 1,002 #279
1957 1,057 1,057 #266
1956 997 997 #272
1955 1,004 1,004 #270
1954 984 984 #267
1953 1,038 1,038 #252
1952 984 984 #250
1951 954 954 #247
1950 921 921 #249
1949 944 944 #242
1948 955 5 960 #241
1947 973 973 #242
1946 802 802 #250
1945 656 656 #264
1944 704 5 709 #258
1943 842 842 #233
1942 831 831 #233
1941 670 5 675 #251
1940 629 629 #252
1939 562 562 #261
1938 549 549 #268
1937 560 560 #262
1936 507 507 #270
1935 487 487 #274
1934 438 438 #296
1933 431 431 #291
1932 468 468 #287
1931 459 459 #292
1930 567 5 572 #262
1929 500 500 #290
1928 570 570 #272
1927 654 654 #259
1926 717 5 722 #246
1925 705 705 #251
1924 768 768 #237
1923 742 742 #239
1922 733 733 #240
1921 761 761 #236
1920 757 757 #237
1919 746 746 #228
1918 755 755 #230
1917 704 704 #233
1916 685 685 #233
1915 723 723 #221
1914 525 525 #234
1913 485 485 #214
1912 453 453 #210
1911 342 342 #207
1910 287 287 #226
1909 257 257 #220
1908 263 263 #206
1907 234 234 #215
1906 219 219 #208
1905 237 237 #198
1904 250 250 #190
1903 218 218 #192
1902 195 195 #215
1901 196 196 #205
1900 249 249 #199
1899 205 205 #195
1898 213 213 #202
1897 160 160 #214
1896 168 168 #213
1895 138 138 #232
1894 144 144 #222
1893 126 126 #235
1892 138 138 #221
1891 121 121 #219
1890 91 91 #263
1889 89 89 #247
1888 97 97 #235
1887 83 83 #233
1886 68 68 #252
1885 71 71 #236
1884 63 63 #240
1883 39 39 #283
1882 37 37 #290
1881 39 39 #259
1880 44 44 #233