Girls' name · peaked in 2025
Cecilia name popularity since 1925
97,770 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Cecilia. Half of them were born in 1992 or earlier, so the typical Cecilia is about 34 years old in 2026. Cecilia peaked in 2025 as the #108 name for girls, and it ranked #108 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 97,770
- Named Cecilia, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #108
- for girls in 2025 (2,506 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 97,593 girls · 177 boys
- Most popular in
- New Mexico
- 3.52× its national share
Peak year is the year Cecilia made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Cecilia births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Cecilia both by count and as a share of all babies.
Decade by decade
Babies named Cecilia in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 3,146 | 5 | – |
| 1930s | 5,028 | 5 | #274 |
| 1940s | 8,006 | 15 | #264 |
| 1950s | 9,983 | 0 | #270 |
| 1960s | 7,852 | 5 | #332 |
| 1970s | 5,569 | 30 | #399 |
| 1980s | 6,988 | 74 | #358 |
| 1990s | 10,114 | 38 | #251 |
| 2000s | 11,984 | 5 | #281 |
| 2010s | 16,150 | 0 | #181 |
| 2020–25 | 12,773 | 0 | #108 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
25.5% of babies named Cecilia from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Cecilia is most popular
The index compares Cecilia's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Cecilia.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 3.52× | 1,855 |
| Arizona | 2.18× | 2,697 |
| California | 1.69× | 17,101 |
| Texas | 1.64× | 12,235 |
| Colorado | 1.42× | 1,666 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Cecilia and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Cecilia (this page) | 97,593 | 2025 |
| Cecelia | 44,182 | 1901 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Cecilia's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Cecilia.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Cecilia (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data