Is Cecile a boy or girl name?
Cecile is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 21 girls and 0 boys were named Cecile, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.1% of the 20,589 US babies named Cecile were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,818
- Babies named Cecile since 1880
- 20,589
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 503 babies
Boys and girls named Cecile, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 389 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 1,123 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 1,642 | 100% |
| 1910s | 25 | 3,613 | 99.3% |
| 1920s | 76 | 4,067 | 98.2% |
| 1930s | 75 | 2,825 | 97.4% |
| 1940s | 10 | 2,396 | 99.6% |
| 1950s | 5 | 1,810 | 99.7% |
| 1960s | 0 | 895 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 335 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 402 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 295 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 262 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 237 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 107 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,818 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,987 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,034 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,117 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,041 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,833 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,344 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,396 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,312 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,013 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,505 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,859 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,859 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,400 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,226 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,420 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,982 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,839 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,708 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,476 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,730 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,235 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,295 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,234 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,529 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,066 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,387 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,053 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,851 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,996 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,311 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,609 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,513 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,040 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,701 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,225 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,100 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,791 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,052 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,662 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,054 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,555 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,257 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,234 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,019 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,871 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,404 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,787 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,874 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,173 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,504 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,227 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,105 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,216 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,761 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,592 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,576 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,417 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,533 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,227 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,254 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 119 | #974 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 124 | #954 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 135 | #923 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 140 | #878 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 173 | #773 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 185 | #725 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 186 | #734 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 166 | #755 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 159 | #750 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 163 | #722 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 195 | #639 |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,819 | 203 | #614 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 184 | #639 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 196 | #601 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 196 | #593 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 214 | #570 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 234 | #555 |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,598 | 225 | #523 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 198 | #516 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 214 | #492 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 280 | #444 |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,642 | 282 | #429 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 243 | #439 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 310 | #372 |
| 1939 | 12 | #2,074 | 320 | #364 |
| 1938 | 12 | #2,098 | 313 | #371 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,225 | 357 | #330 |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,625 | 359 | #326 |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,731 | 270 | #389 |
| 1934 | 7 | #3,017 | 210 | #450 |
| 1933 | 5 | #3,725 | 206 | #457 |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,130 | 235 | #428 |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,139 | 260 | #403 |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,807 | 295 | #395 |
| 1929 | 6 | #3,617 | 306 | #383 |
| 1928 | 11 | #2,536 | 328 | #377 |
| 1927 | 6 | #3,840 | 371 | #350 |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,171 | 378 | #344 |
| 1925 | 12 | #2,459 | 409 | #330 |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,546 | 422 | #327 |
| 1923 | 12 | #2,469 | 474 | #296 |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,582 | 422 | #316 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 475 | #301 |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,537 | 482 | #297 |
| 1919 | 6 | #3,803 | 478 | #293 |
| 1918 | 8 | #3,148 | 495 | #284 |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,623 | 476 | #284 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 417 | #295 |
| 1915 | 5 | #3,913 | 468 | #272 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 351 | #280 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 282 | #280 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 275 | #270 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 184 | #288 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 187 | #284 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 186 | #263 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 155 | #282 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 156 | #280 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 163 | #257 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 161 | #258 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 173 | #234 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 159 | #239 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 181 | #222 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 133 | #252 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 175 | #246 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 147 | #227 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 172 | #221 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 121 | #257 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 144 | #231 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 109 | #267 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 102 | #275 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 86 | #291 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 92 | #278 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 79 | #277 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 71 | #294 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 67 | #294 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 81 | #256 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 34 | #368 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 43 | #319 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 32 | #355 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 29 | #369 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 35 | #294 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 27 | #344 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 24 | #326 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 17 | #405 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cecile reached #2,074 in 1939. As a girl name, it reached #221 in 1898. 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 Cecile
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.