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Cecilia Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Cecilia?

Ranking 155th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Cecilia is somewhat popular.

Currently in the top 250, this name has been part of the top 500 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #155 for the first time this year.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2016 with 1,826 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Cecilia in any given year was 37 in 1882.

Cecilia, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1883-1892, 1895-1898, 1911-1915, 1938-1942, 1944-1947, 1976-1979, 1988-1991, and 2009-2015.

Cecilia's popularity is at or near its highest point when measured against its most notable year.

How popular will Cecilia be?

Cecilia's popularity has been moving upward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Cecilia has risen.

The name Cecilia is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Cecilia (Girl)Cecilia (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 1,798 155 < 5 --
2017 1,809 168 < 5 --
2016 1,826 177 < 5 --
2015 1,777 181 < 5 --
2014 1,638 206 < 5 --
2013 1,432 224 < 5 --
2012 1,463 215 < 5 --
2011 1,316 242 < 5 --
2010 1,200 277 < 5 --
2009 1,233 266 < 5 --
2008 1,258 271 < 5 --
2007 1,242 276 < 5 --
2006 1,245 264 < 5 --
2005 1,188 280 < 5 --
2004 1,178 279 5 11,643
2003 1,162 271 < 5 --
2002 1,171 269 < 5 --
2001 1,164 269 < 5 --
2000 1,136 283 < 5 --
1999 1,103 285 < 5 --
1998 1,053 285 7 7,687
1997 962 300 < 5 --
1996 1,071 269 < 5 --
1995 1,129 251 < 5 --
1994 968 286 < 5 --
1993 998 278 7 6,921
1992 1,017 275 10 5,287
1991 964 291 8 6,031
1990 847 326 6 7,305
1989 810 314 10 4,862
1988 727 338 < 5 --
1987 743 329 12 3,755
1986 686 349 7 5,415
1985 657 358 6 5,902
1984 722 325 10 3,959
1983 639 353 9 4,179
1982 664 353 7 5,095
1981 683 342 7 5,017
1980 654 361 6 5,622
1979 636 356 5 6,185
1978 556 379 5 5,933
1977 521 399 < 5 --
1976 515 397 < 5 --
1975 511 399 < 5 --
1974 540 386 < 5 --
1973 501 401 7 4,125
1972 569 377 8 3,667
1971 600 383 5 5,013
1970 620 383 < 5 --
1969 544 407 < 5 --
1968 551 390 < 5 --
1967 620 360 < 5 --
1966 643 358 < 5 --
1965 733 333 < 5 --
1964 835 328 5 4,126
1963 868 317 < 5 --
1962 1,054 277 < 5 --
1961 962 297 < 5 --
1960 1,036 283 < 5 --
1959 1,044 275 < 5 --
1958 1,002 279 < 5 --
1957 1,057 266 < 5 --
1956 996 272 < 5 --
1955 1,005 269 < 5 --
1954 985 267 < 5 --
1953 1,037 252 < 5 --
1952 984 250 < 5 --
1951 954 247 < 5 --
1950 919 249 < 5 --
1949 944 242 < 5 --
1948 956 241 5 3,749
1947 972 242 < 5 --
1946 801 250 < 5 --
1945 657 264 < 5 --
1944 703 259 5 3,499
1943 842 233 < 5 --
1942 830 233 < 5 --
1941 670 251 5 3,573
1940 629 252 < 5 --
1939 562 261 < 5 --
1938 549 268 < 5 --
1937 560 262 < 5 --
1936 506 270 < 5 --
1935 487 274 < 5 --
1934 438 296 < 5 --
1933 431 291 < 5 --
1932 469 287 < 5 --
1931 459 292 < 5 --
1930 566 262 5 4,084
1929 501 290 < 5 --
1928 569 272 < 5 --
1927 654 259 < 5 --
1926 717 246 5 4,301
1925 705 251 < 5 --
1924 768 237 < 5 --
1923 742 238 < 5 --
1922 733 240 < 5 --
1921 761 236 < 5 --
1920 757 238 < 5 --
1919 746 228 < 5 --
1918 755 229 < 5 --
1917 704 233 < 5 --
1916 685 233 < 5 --
1915 723 221 < 5 --
1914 525 234 < 5 --
1913 485 214 < 5 --
1912 453 210 < 5 --
1911 342 207 < 5 --
1910 287 226 < 5 --
1909 257 221 < 5 --
1908 263 206 < 5 --
1907 234 215 < 5 --
1906 219 208 < 5 --
1905 237 197 < 5 --
1904 250 190 < 5 --
1903 218 192 < 5 --
1902 195 215 < 5 --
1901 196 203 < 5 --
1900 249 199 < 5 --
1899 205 195 < 5 --
1898 213 202 < 5 --
1897 160 214 < 5 --
1896 168 213 < 5 --
1895 138 232 < 5 --
1894 144 221 < 5 --
1893 126 235 < 5 --
1892 138 221 < 5 --
1891 121 219 < 5 --
1890 91 262 < 5 --
1889 89 247 < 5 --
1888 97 234 < 5 --
1887 83 228 < 5 --
1886 68 252 < 5 --
1885 71 237 < 5 --
1884 63 239 < 5 --
1883 39 282 < 5 --
1882 37 290 < 5 --
1881 39 257 < 5 --
1880 44 233 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.