girl's name
Cecila
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Births on record 804
Cecila is a girl's name. In 2022 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1970, when 18 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1900.
Cecila over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 7 |
| 1910s | 49 |
| 1920s | 81 |
| 1930s | 34 |
| 1940s | 46 |
| 1950s | 85 |
| 1960s | 91 |
| 1970s | 123 |
| 1980s | 123 |
| 1990s | 96 |
| 2000s | 43 |
| 2010s | 15 |
| 2020s (to 2022) | 11 |
How popular is Cecila?
In 2022, Cecila was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Cecila
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Cecila also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cecila over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Cecila
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cecila — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Cecila
How popular is the name Cecila?
In 2022, Cecila was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Cecila a girl's or a boy's name?
Cecila is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Cecila most popular?
Cecila peaked in 1970, when 18 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.