Cecilia is a familiar girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Cecilia is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #108 for girl births in the United States (and #262 across all names), given to 2,506 babies — 2,519 including U.S. territories. Cecilia was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 2025 (2,506 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,506 | 2,519 | #108 | — |
| 2024 | 2,248 | 2,263 | #123 | — |
| 2023 | 2,058 | 2,073 | #137 | — |
| 2022 | 2,006 | 2,012 | #145 | — |
| 2021 | 2,095 | 2,103 | #133 | — |
| 2020 | 1,860 | 1,865 | #147 | — |
| 2019 | 1,861 | 1,873 | #153 | — |
| 2018 | 1,809 | 1,819 | #155 | — |
| 2017 | 1,815 | 1,823 | #168 | — |
| 2016 | 1,827 | 1,834 | #177 | — |
| 2015 | 1,782 | 1,791 | #181 | — |
| 2014 | 1,640 | 1,651 | #206 | — |
| 2013 | 1,434 | 1,444 | #224 | — |
| 2012 | 1,463 | 1,469 | #215 | — |
| 2011 | 1,317 | 1,328 | #242 | — |
| 2010 | 1,202 | 1,215 | #277 | — |
| 2009 | 1,235 | 1,246 | #266 | — |
| 2008 | 1,259 | 1,270 | #271 | — |
| 2007 | 1,242 | 1,260 | #276 | — |
| 2006 | 1,245 | 1,250 | #264 | — |
| 2005 | 1,189 | 1,200 | #281 | — |
| 2004 | 1,183 | 1,199 | #279 | #11,649 |
| 2003 | 1,162 | 1,171 | #271 | — |
| 2002 | 1,171 | 1,183 | #269 | — |
| 2001 | 1,166 | 1,176 | #269 | — |
| 2000 | 1,137 | 1,144 | #283 | — |
| 1999 | 1,103 | 1,116 | #285 | — |
| 1998 | 1,060 | 1,067 | #285 | #7,689 |
| 1997 | 962 | — | #300 | — |
| 1996 | 1,072 | — | #269 | — |
| 1995 | 1,128 | — | #251 | — |
| 1994 | 969 | — | #286 | — |
| 1993 | 1,005 | — | #278 | #6,928 |
| 1992 | 1,027 | — | #275 | #5,287 |
| 1991 | 973 | — | #291 | #6,031 |
| 1990 | 853 | — | #326 | #7,309 |
| 1989 | 820 | — | #314 | #4,864 |
| 1988 | 728 | — | #337 | — |
| 1987 | 755 | — | #329 | #3,757 |
| 1986 | 693 | — | #349 | #5,421 |
| 1985 | 663 | — | #358 | #5,902 |
| 1984 | 733 | — | #325 | #3,961 |
| 1983 | 649 | — | #352 | #4,183 |
| 1982 | 671 | — | #353 | #5,098 |
| 1981 | 690 | — | #342 | #5,024 |
| 1980 | 660 | — | #361 | #5,625 |
| 1979 | 641 | — | #356 | #6,187 |
| 1978 | 561 | — | #379 | #5,934 |
| 1977 | 520 | — | #399 | — |
| 1976 | 516 | — | #397 | — |
| 1975 | 512 | — | #399 | — |
| 1974 | 539 | — | #386 | — |
| 1973 | 508 | — | #401 | #4,123 |
| 1972 | 577 | — | #376 | #3,673 |
| 1971 | 604 | — | #383 | #5,012 |
| 1970 | 621 | — | #383 | — |
| 1969 | 545 | — | #406 | — |
| 1968 | 550 | — | #390 | — |
| 1967 | 620 | — | #360 | — |
| 1966 | 644 | — | #357 | — |
| 1965 | 733 | — | #332 | — |
| 1964 | 840 | — | #328 | #4,135 |
| 1963 | 869 | — | #317 | — |
| 1962 | 1,055 | — | #277 | — |
| 1961 | 965 | — | #297 | — |
| 1960 | 1,036 | — | #283 | — |
| 1959 | 1,042 | — | #275 | — |
| 1958 | 1,002 | — | #279 | — |
| 1957 | 1,057 | — | #266 | — |
| 1956 | 997 | — | #272 | — |
| 1955 | 1,004 | — | #270 | — |
| 1954 | 984 | — | #267 | — |
| 1953 | 1,038 | — | #252 | — |
| 1952 | 984 | — | #250 | — |
| 1951 | 954 | — | #247 | — |
| 1950 | 921 | — | #249 | — |
| 1949 | 944 | — | #242 | — |
| 1948 | 960 | — | #241 | #3,749 |
| 1947 | 973 | — | #242 | — |
| 1946 | 802 | — | #250 | — |
| 1945 | 656 | — | #264 | — |
| 1944 | 709 | — | #258 | #3,500 |
| 1943 | 842 | — | #233 | — |
| 1942 | 831 | — | #233 | — |
| 1941 | 675 | — | #251 | #3,575 |
| 1940 | 629 | — | #252 | — |
| 1939 | 562 | — | #261 | — |
| 1938 | 549 | — | #268 | — |
| 1937 | 560 | — | #262 | — |
| 1936 | 507 | — | #269 | — |
| 1935 | 487 | — | #274 | — |
| 1934 | 438 | — | #296 | — |
| 1933 | 431 | — | #291 | — |
| 1932 | 468 | — | #287 | — |
| 1931 | 459 | — | #291 | — |
| 1930 | 572 | — | #262 | #4,084 |
| 1929 | 500 | — | #290 | — |
| 1928 | 570 | — | #272 | — |
| 1927 | 654 | — | #258 | — |
| 1926 | 722 | — | #246 | #4,299 |
| 1925 | 705 | — | #251 | — |
| 1924 | 768 | — | #237 | — |
| 1923 | 742 | — | #238 | — |
| 1922 | 733 | — | #240 | — |
| 1921 | 761 | — | #236 | — |
| 1920 | 757 | — | #238 | — |
| 1919 | 746 | — | #228 | — |
| 1918 | 755 | — | #229 | — |
| 1917 | 704 | — | #233 | — |
| 1916 | 685 | — | #233 | — |
| 1915 | 723 | — | #221 | — |
| 1914 | 525 | — | #234 | — |
| 1913 | 485 | — | #214 | — |
| 1912 | 453 | — | #210 | — |
| 1911 | 342 | — | #207 | — |
| 1910 | 287 | — | #226 | — |
| 1909 | 257 | — | #221 | — |
| 1908 | 263 | — | #206 | — |
| 1907 | 234 | — | #215 | — |
| 1906 | 219 | — | #208 | — |
| 1905 | 237 | — | #197 | — |
| 1904 | 250 | — | #190 | — |
| 1903 | 218 | — | #192 | — |
| 1902 | 195 | — | #215 | — |
| 1901 | 196 | — | #203 | — |
| 1900 | 249 | — | #199 | — |
| 1899 | 205 | — | #195 | — |
| 1898 | 213 | — | #202 | — |
| 1897 | 160 | — | #214 | — |
| 1896 | 168 | — | #213 | — |
| 1895 | 138 | — | #232 | — |
| 1894 | 144 | — | #221 | — |
| 1893 | 126 | — | #235 | — |
| 1892 | 138 | — | #221 | — |
| 1891 | 121 | — | #219 | — |
| 1890 | 91 | — | #262 | — |
| 1889 | 89 | — | #247 | — |
| 1888 | 97 | — | #234 | — |
| 1887 | 83 | — | #228 | — |
| 1886 | 68 | — | #252 | — |
| 1885 | 71 | — | #237 | — |
| 1884 | 63 | — | #239 | — |
| 1883 | 39 | — | #282 | — |
| 1882 | 37 | — | #290 | — |
| 1881 | 39 | — | #257 | — |
| 1880 | 44 | — | #233 | — |