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.

Cicero

#3,832 most common boys' name of all time · #9,338 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#3,832
Rank overall
#9,338 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
105 of 146
All-time
1,453
Since 2016
21
Peak year
1920 #1,108
Best rank
#412 1881
Girls Boys peak 41/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Cicero 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 — 5 5 #12,028
2024 — 5 5 #12,362
2023 — 6 6 #10,834
2020 — 5 5 #12,045
2014 — 6 6 #10,737
2011 — 5 5 #12,305
2009 — 5 5 #12,518
2000 — 6 6 #9,130
1989 — 5 5 #7,931
1985 — 6 6 #5,800
1982 — 5 5 #6,412
1981 — 5 5 #6,293
1980 — 6 6 #5,547
1979 — 5 5 #6,092
1976 — 6 6 #4,957
1975 — 6 6 #4,825
1974 — 6 6 #4,652
1972 — 6 6 #4,457
1971 — 6 6 #4,392
1970 — 7 7 #3,854
1969 — 7 7 #3,610
1966 — 11 11 #2,475
1965 — 8 8 #2,999
1964 — 10 10 #2,683
1962 — 10 10 #2,688
1961 — 7 7 #3,376
1960 — 9 9 #2,887
1959 — 6 6 #3,636
1958 — 6 6 #3,585
1957 — 9 9 #2,836
1956 — 14 14 #2,178
1955 — 14 14 #2,145
1953 — 13 13 #2,191
1952 — 9 9 #2,690
1951 — 8 8 #2,861
1950 — 12 12 #2,216
1949 — 13 13 #2,127
1948 — 12 12 #2,223
1947 — 18 18 #1,792
1946 — 13 13 #2,038
1945 — 14 14 #1,859
1944 — 15 15 #1,817
1943 — 16 16 #1,836
1942 — 12 12 #2,154
1941 — 12 12 #2,094
1940 — 19 19 #1,576
1939 — 16 16 #1,723
1938 — 19 19 #1,566
1937 — 18 18 #1,648
1936 — 19 19 #1,545
1935 — 11 11 #2,256
1934 — 19 19 #1,617
1933 — 15 15 #1,835
1932 — 22 22 #1,512
1931 — 18 18 #1,700
1930 — 25 25 #1,466
1929 — 19 19 #1,735
1928 — 18 18 #1,830
1927 — 29 29 #1,375
1926 — 29 29 #1,355
1925 — 21 21 #1,690
1924 — 27 27 #1,458
1923 — 28 28 #1,388
1922 — 38 38 #1,160
1921 — 22 22 #1,653
1920 — 41 41 #1,108
1919 — 36 36 #1,159
1918 — 29 29 #1,317
1917 — 24 24 #1,440
1916 — 34 34 #1,122
1915 — 32 32 #1,142
1914 — 25 25 #1,156
1913 — 21 21 #1,115
1912 — 19 19 #1,063
1911 — 11 11 #1,059
1910 — 11 11 #991
1909 — 17 17 #663
1908 — 5 5 #1,402
1907 — 8 8 #1,013
1906 — 7 7 #1,023
1905 — 15 15 #624
1903 — 16 16 #560
1902 — 16 16 #541
1901 — 6 6 #962
1900 — 18 18 #585
1899 — 12 12 #594
1898 — 16 16 #529
1897 — 11 11 #664
1896 — 14 14 #567
1895 — 5 5 #1,103
1894 — 10 10 #685
1893 — 13 13 #549
1892 — 14 14 #556
1891 — 10 10 #606
1890 — 13 13 #542
1889 — 8 8 #738
1888 — 14 14 #541
1887 — 10 10 #598
1886 — 8 8 #711
1885 — 15 15 #487
1884 — 11 11 #581
1883 — 11 11 #569
1882 — 13 13 #522
1881 — 18 18 #412
1880 — 14 14 #488