Is Cecil a boy or girl name?
Cecil is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 122 boys were named Cecil, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 6.7% of the 114,554 US babies named Cecil were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,479
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Cecil since 1880
- 114,554
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 2,672 babies
Boys and girls named Cecil, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 705 | 295 | 29.5% |
| 1890s | 1,808 | 961 | 34.7% |
| 1900s | 3,610 | 1,182 | 24.7% |
| 1910s | 15,987 | 1,812 | 10.2% |
| 1920s | 22,528 | 1,475 | 6.1% |
| 1930s | 16,482 | 771 | 4.5% |
| 1940s | 14,837 | 555 | 3.6% |
| 1950s | 12,004 | 284 | 2.3% |
| 1960s | 7,429 | 131 | 1.7% |
| 1970s | 4,181 | 74 | 1.7% |
| 1980s | 2,930 | 92 | 3% |
| 1990s | 1,700 | 26 | 1.5% |
| 2000s | 1,094 | 19 | 1.7% |
| 2010s | 1,010 | 5 | 0.5% |
| 2020s | 562 | 5 | 0.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 122 | #1,479 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 115 | #1,528 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 114 | #1,558 | 5 | #15,771 |
| 2021 | 114 | #1,538 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 97 | #1,647 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 98 | #1,653 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 113 | #1,511 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 103 | #1,576 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 103 | #1,587 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 114 | #1,468 | 5 | #16,982 |
| 2014 | 99 | #1,590 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 114 | #1,447 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 97 | #1,602 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 91 | #1,659 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 78 | #1,853 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 88 | #1,743 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 122 | #1,390 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 111 | #1,449 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 107 | #1,447 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 108 | #1,381 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 100 | #1,415 | 5 | #16,605 |
| 2003 | 101 | #1,350 | 8 | #11,516 |
| 2002 | 106 | #1,282 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 121 | #1,145 | 6 | #13,841 |
| 2000 | 130 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 133 | #1,042 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 132 | #1,023 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 135 | #972 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 153 | #885 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 147 | #913 | 5 | #13,795 |
| 1994 | 162 | #840 | 7 | #10,767 |
| 1993 | 196 | #747 | 9 | #8,848 |
| 1992 | 194 | #742 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 217 | #686 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 231 | #664 | 5 | #13,305 |
| 1989 | 237 | #650 | 12 | #6,603 |
| 1988 | 270 | #564 | 8 | #8,514 |
| 1987 | 250 | #575 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 1986 | 276 | #535 | 9 | #7,213 |
| 1985 | 266 | #532 | 7 | #8,478 |
| 1984 | 299 | #483 | 10 | #6,371 |
| 1983 | 309 | #480 | 9 | #6,786 |
| 1982 | 296 | #494 | 9 | #6,966 |
| 1981 | 320 | #464 | 9 | #6,876 |
| 1980 | 407 | #401 | 12 | #5,584 |
| 1979 | 351 | #426 | 5 | #10,429 |
| 1978 | 352 | #417 | 7 | #7,728 |
| 1977 | 369 | #409 | 11 | #5,570 |
| 1976 | 351 | #412 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 348 | #417 | 5 | #9,261 |
| 1974 | 419 | #375 | 12 | #4,759 |
| 1973 | 414 | #377 | 5 | #8,600 |
| 1972 | 475 | #354 | 10 | #5,155 |
| 1971 | 536 | #344 | 12 | #4,576 |
| 1970 | 566 | #337 | 7 | #6,446 |
| 1969 | 552 | #330 | 10 | #4,754 |
| 1968 | 564 | #321 | 9 | #4,824 |
| 1967 | 543 | #320 | 12 | #3,870 |
| 1966 | 678 | #284 | 12 | #3,764 |
| 1965 | 726 | #277 | 10 | #4,239 |
| 1964 | 731 | #289 | 13 | #3,719 |
| 1963 | 823 | #266 | 7 | #5,368 |
| 1962 | 882 | #258 | 20 | #2,745 |
| 1961 | 971 | #251 | 19 | #2,850 |
| 1960 | 959 | #256 | 19 | #2,828 |
| 1959 | 1,009 | #251 | 22 | #2,468 |
| 1958 | 1,010 | #249 | 25 | #2,269 |
| 1957 | 1,073 | #230 | 23 | #2,355 |
| 1956 | 1,141 | #215 | 22 | #2,398 |
| 1955 | 1,228 | #205 | 37 | #1,696 |
| 1954 | 1,298 | #194 | 32 | #1,840 |
| 1953 | 1,254 | #196 | 24 | #2,130 |
| 1952 | 1,327 | #185 | 30 | #1,826 |
| 1951 | 1,323 | #181 | 32 | #1,709 |
| 1950 | 1,341 | #171 | 37 | #1,529 |
| 1949 | 1,318 | #173 | 37 | #1,514 |
| 1948 | 1,400 | #166 | 31 | #1,676 |
| 1947 | 1,443 | #165 | 42 | #1,439 |
| 1946 | 1,404 | #159 | 56 | #1,133 |
| 1945 | 1,355 | #152 | 49 | #1,124 |
| 1944 | 1,499 | #142 | 57 | #1,040 |
| 1943 | 1,697 | #132 | 67 | #966 |
| 1942 | 1,620 | #131 | 67 | #955 |
| 1941 | 1,512 | #132 | 75 | #838 |
| 1940 | 1,589 | #117 | 74 | #827 |
| 1939 | 1,578 | #114 | 69 | #839 |
| 1938 | 1,558 | #118 | 77 | #804 |
| 1937 | 1,635 | #114 | 91 | #713 |
| 1936 | 1,577 | #114 | 84 | #724 |
| 1935 | 1,726 | #109 | 66 | #849 |
| 1934 | 1,596 | #111 | 71 | #796 |
| 1933 | 1,506 | #111 | 68 | #808 |
| 1932 | 1,655 | #108 | 73 | #796 |
| 1931 | 1,769 | #102 | 79 | #751 |
| 1930 | 1,882 | #99 | 93 | #726 |
| 1929 | 1,889 | #101 | 105 | #684 |
| 1928 | 2,005 | #97 | 96 | #721 |
| 1927 | 2,227 | #92 | 117 | #664 |
| 1926 | 2,305 | #86 | 146 | #587 |
| 1925 | 2,297 | #87 | 152 | #584 |
| 1924 | 2,299 | #85 | 174 | #554 |
| 1923 | 2,255 | #87 | 146 | #600 |
| 1922 | 2,336 | #85 | 174 | #535 |
| 1921 | 2,456 | #79 | 152 | #587 |
| 1920 | 2,459 | #77 | 213 | #465 |
| 1919 | 2,300 | #78 | 200 | #470 |
| 1918 | 2,328 | #82 | 238 | #429 |
| 1917 | 2,101 | #83 | 197 | #462 |
| 1916 | 2,181 | #80 | 241 | #404 |
| 1915 | 2,181 | #76 | 200 | #429 |
| 1914 | 1,530 | #79 | 193 | #382 |
| 1913 | 1,276 | #74 | 162 | #380 |
| 1912 | 1,058 | #76 | 135 | #396 |
| 1911 | 560 | #76 | 116 | #377 |
| 1910 | 472 | #77 | 130 | #347 |
| 1909 | 432 | #72 | 113 | #339 |
| 1908 | 397 | #72 | 114 | #334 |
| 1907 | 399 | #69 | 127 | #308 |
| 1906 | 368 | #68 | 109 | #321 |
| 1905 | 347 | #72 | 117 | #309 |
| 1904 | 359 | #67 | 130 | #276 |
| 1903 | 332 | #66 | 103 | #308 |
| 1902 | 354 | #65 | 112 | #298 |
| 1901 | 278 | #70 | 128 | #255 |
| 1900 | 344 | #76 | 129 | #288 |
| 1899 | 256 | #77 | 117 | #263 |
| 1898 | 243 | #87 | 133 | #258 |
| 1897 | 216 | #84 | 138 | #240 |
| 1896 | 200 | #97 | 108 | #277 |
| 1895 | 192 | #100 | 95 | #293 |
| 1894 | 175 | #102 | 80 | #310 |
| 1893 | 147 | #114 | 112 | #250 |
| 1892 | 151 | #115 | 70 | #323 |
| 1891 | 108 | #126 | 50 | #351 |
| 1890 | 120 | #121 | 58 | #332 |
| 1889 | 102 | #142 | 55 | #335 |
| 1888 | 96 | #158 | 36 | #415 |
| 1887 | 80 | #155 | 40 | #338 |
| 1886 | 83 | #168 | 34 | #365 |
| 1885 | 87 | #154 | 31 | #365 |
| 1884 | 73 | #186 | 22 | #426 |
| 1883 | 51 | #212 | 23 | #386 |
| 1882 | 53 | #225 | 24 | #362 |
| 1881 | 35 | #268 | 16 | #420 |
| 1880 | 45 | #248 | 14 | #453 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cecil reached #65 in 1902. As a girl name, it reached #240 in 1897. 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 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cecil
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.