Is Cecily a boy or girl name?
Cecily is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 131 girls and 0 boys were named Cecily, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 8,535 US babies named Cecily were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,595
- Babies named Cecily since 1911
- 8,535
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 472 babies
Boys and girls named Cecily, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 31 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 117 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 168 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 287 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 483 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 425 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 882 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,288 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,582 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,009 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,632 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 631 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,595 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,816 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,612 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,642 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,593 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,406 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,544 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 191 | #1,244 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 196 | #1,243 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 214 | #1,176 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 244 | #1,061 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,372 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,794 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,913 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 98 | #2,031 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,920 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,892 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 99 | #2,061 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,744 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,914 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,071 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,848 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,006 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,808 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,801 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,560 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,510 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,352 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,307 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,202 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,393 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,390 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,274 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 189 | #991 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 403 | #574 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 472 | #498 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 236 | #793 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,033 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,149 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,814 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,838 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,817 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,878 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,598 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,585 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,421 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,276 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,268 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,331 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,068 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 130 | #951 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,028 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,632 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,666 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,571 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,610 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,131 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,853 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,702 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,771 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,922 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,926 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,919 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,520 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,640 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,319 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,680 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,461 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,618 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,426 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,413 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,375 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,337 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,614 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,414 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,338 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,551 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,760 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,481 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,549 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,615 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,907 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,249 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,693 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,445 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,647 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,762 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,927 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,485 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,935 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,931 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,565 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,256 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,604 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,324 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,950 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,795 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,184 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,589 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,404 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,539 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,756 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,634 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,086 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,928 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,841 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,917 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,524 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,528 |
Highest rank
Cecily has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #498 in 1989. 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 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cecily
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.