Is Cecelia a boy or girl name?
Cecelia is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 529 girls and 0 boys were named Cecelia, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 59,959 US babies named Cecelia were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #568
- Babies named Cecelia since 1880
- 59,959
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 935 babies
Boys and girls named Cecelia, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 852 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 1,784 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 2,793 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 6,905 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 7,169 | 100% |
| 1930s | 6 | 4,592 | 99.9% |
| 1940s | 5 | 7,363 | 99.9% |
| 1950s | 0 | 6,898 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 3,857 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,837 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,825 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,446 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,654 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 5,170 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,803 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 529 | #568 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 616 | #497 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 599 | #518 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 548 | #560 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 511 | #572 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 557 | #546 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 512 | #594 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 585 | #529 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 579 | #537 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 572 | #544 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 535 | #571 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 535 | #552 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 484 | #596 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 434 | #656 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 377 | #739 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 393 | #737 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 387 | #761 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 367 | #784 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 423 | #673 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 420 | #660 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 386 | #697 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 341 | #746 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 328 | #740 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 313 | #763 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 296 | #771 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 291 | #761 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 264 | #805 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 232 | #875 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 284 | #743 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 248 | #800 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 232 | #853 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 246 | #812 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 206 | #941 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 212 | #911 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 231 | #849 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 200 | #909 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 215 | #837 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 211 | #826 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 173 | #926 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 180 | #886 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 177 | #863 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 187 | #820 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 168 | #900 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 153 | #956 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 161 | #928 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 151 | #959 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,057 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,027 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 135 | #947 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 167 | #818 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 165 | #815 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 192 | #731 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 212 | #691 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 249 | #652 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 309 | #575 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 209 | #689 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 269 | #583 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 272 | #579 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 286 | #563 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 330 | #526 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 374 | #507 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 470 | #446 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 523 | #424 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 565 | #410 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 559 | #406 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 670 | #370 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 614 | #368 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 681 | #346 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 666 | #341 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 655 | #332 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 679 | #325 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 691 | #312 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 713 | #298 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 761 | #285 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 768 | #277 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 851 | #261 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 843 | #263 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 890 | #249 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 712 | #272 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 628 | #275 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 645 | #271 |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,618 | 782 | #246 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 836 | #230 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 609 | #258 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 567 | #261 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 534 | #268 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 514 | #279 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 474 | #283 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 471 | #278 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 409 | #301 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 374 | #323 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 403 | #310 |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,428 | 434 | #304 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 453 | #295 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 526 | #286 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 559 | #271 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 579 | #270 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 622 | #265 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 685 | #251 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 721 | #247 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 742 | #245 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 786 | #234 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 760 | #236 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 825 | #226 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 890 | #217 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 867 | #212 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 935 | #205 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 920 | #201 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 883 | #200 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 821 | #200 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 679 | #196 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 536 | #198 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 513 | #191 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 416 | #175 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 335 | #196 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 294 | #198 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 325 | #178 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 321 | #174 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 290 | #175 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 293 | #175 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 272 | #178 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 242 | #189 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 243 | #187 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 249 | #176 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 264 | #195 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 214 | #190 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 229 | #192 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 212 | #187 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 190 | #200 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 163 | #213 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 159 | #212 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 182 | #192 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 175 | #191 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 130 | #205 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 130 | #211 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 138 | #193 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 113 | #216 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 92 | #216 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 96 | #201 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 84 | #215 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 109 | #169 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 67 | #218 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 55 | #233 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 51 | #213 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 47 | #226 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cecelia reached #3,428 in 1932. As a girl name, it reached #169 in 1884. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cecelia
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.