Is Cecilia a boy or girl name?
Cecilia is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 2,238 girls and 0 boys were named Cecilia, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 109,169 US babies named Cecilia were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #123
- Babies named Cecilia since 1880
- 109,169
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 2,238 babies
Boys and girls named Cecilia, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 630 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 1,504 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 2,318 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 5,705 | 100% |
| 1920s | 5 | 6,907 | 99.9% |
| 1930s | 5 | 5,028 | 99.9% |
| 1940s | 15 | 8,006 | 99.8% |
| 1950s | 0 | 9,983 | 100% |
| 1960s | 5 | 7,852 | 99.9% |
| 1970s | 30 | 5,569 | 99.5% |
| 1980s | 74 | 6,988 | 99% |
| 1990s | 38 | 10,114 | 99.6% |
| 2000s | 5 | 11,983 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 16,150 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 10,255 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 2,238 | #123 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 2,057 | #137 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 2,006 | #145 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 2,095 | #133 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,859 | #147 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,861 | #153 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,809 | #155 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,815 | #168 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,827 | #177 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,782 | #181 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,640 | #206 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,434 | #224 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,463 | #215 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,317 | #242 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,202 | #277 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,235 | #266 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,259 | #271 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,242 | #276 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,245 | #264 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,189 | #281 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,647 | 1,178 | #279 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,162 | #271 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,171 | #269 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,165 | #269 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,137 | #283 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 1,103 | #285 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,689 | 1,053 | #285 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 962 | #300 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 1,072 | #269 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 1,128 | #251 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 969 | #286 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,925 | 998 | #278 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,288 | 1,017 | #275 |
| 1991 | 8 | #6,031 | 965 | #291 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,309 | 847 | #326 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,864 | 810 | #314 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 728 | #337 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,757 | 743 | #329 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,422 | 686 | #349 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,904 | 657 | #358 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,961 | 723 | #325 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,181 | 640 | #352 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,098 | 664 | #353 |
| 1981 | 7 | #5,023 | 683 | #342 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,625 | 654 | #361 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,188 | 636 | #356 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,933 | 556 | #379 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 520 | #399 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 516 | #397 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 512 | #399 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 539 | #386 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,125 | 501 | #401 |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,671 | 569 | #376 |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,013 | 599 | #383 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 621 | #383 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 545 | #406 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 550 | #390 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 620 | #360 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 644 | #357 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 733 | #333 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,134 | 835 | #328 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 869 | #317 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 1,055 | #277 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 965 | #297 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 1,036 | #283 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 1,042 | #275 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 1,002 | #279 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 1,057 | #266 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 997 | #272 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 1,004 | #270 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 984 | #267 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 1,038 | #252 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 984 | #250 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 954 | #247 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 921 | #249 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 944 | #242 |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,749 | 955 | #241 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 973 | #242 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 802 | #250 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 656 | #264 |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,500 | 704 | #258 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 842 | #233 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 831 | #233 |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,575 | 670 | #251 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 629 | #252 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 562 | #261 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 549 | #268 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 560 | #262 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 507 | #269 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 487 | #274 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 438 | #296 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 431 | #291 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 468 | #287 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 459 | #291 |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,084 | 567 | #262 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 500 | #290 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 570 | #272 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 654 | #258 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,299 | 717 | #246 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 705 | #251 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 768 | #237 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 742 | #238 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 733 | #240 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 761 | #236 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 757 | #238 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 746 | #228 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 755 | #229 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 704 | #233 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 685 | #233 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 723 | #221 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 525 | #234 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 485 | #214 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 453 | #210 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 342 | #207 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 287 | #226 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 257 | #221 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 263 | #206 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 234 | #215 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 219 | #208 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 237 | #197 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 250 | #190 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 218 | #192 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 195 | #215 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 196 | #203 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 249 | #199 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 205 | #195 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 213 | #202 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 160 | #214 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 168 | #213 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 138 | #232 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 144 | #221 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 126 | #235 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 138 | #221 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 121 | #219 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 91 | #262 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 89 | #247 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 97 | #234 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 83 | #228 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 68 | #252 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 71 | #237 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 63 | #239 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 39 | #282 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 37 | #290 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 39 | #257 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 44 | #233 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cecilia reached #3,500 in 1944. As a girl name, it reached #123 in 2024. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cecilia
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.