Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1918

Cecile

Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #5,592 Trend ↓ Falling 10%

From French Cécile, from Anglo-Norman Cecile, from Latin Caecilia.

Rank 2025
#5,592
among girls · ↑67 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
22
named Cecile
How common
1 in 73,058
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1918
503 babies
All-time total
20,612
#1,053 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Cecile popularity over time

20,612 babies have been named Cecile since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 389 – 389 39 – #256
1890s 1,123 – 1,123 112 +189% #221
1900s 1,642 – 1,642 164 +46% #222
1910s 3,613 25 3,638 364 +122% #270
1920s 4,067 76 4,143 414 +14% #296
1930s 2,825 75 2,900 290 -30% #326
1940s 2,396 10 2,406 241 -17% #372
1950s 1,810 5 1,815 182 -25% #601
1960s 895 – 895 90 -51% #878
1970s 335 – 335 34 -63% #1,762
1980s 402 – 402 40 +20% #2,019
1990s 295 – 295 30 -27% #2,702
2000s 262 – 262 26 -11% #4,234
2010s 237 – 237 24 -10% #4,859
2020s (to 2025) 130 – 130 22 -9% #5,043

Where Cecile is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 22 0.01 outside top 500
2027 21 0.01 outside top 500
2028 21 0.01 outside top 500
2029 21 0.01 outside top 500
2030 21 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Cecile

Cecile is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,592 in 2025 with 22 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 20,612 American babies have been named Cecile. Its peak came in 1918, when 503 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1910s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Cecile stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Cecile?

The median living Cecile is about 71 years old; half are between 55 and 82. An estimated 6,400 people named Cecile are alive in the United States today.

median 71 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Cecile year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 22 #5,592 – –
2024 22 #5,659 – –
2023 16 #6,996 – –
2022 20 #6,041 – –
2021 25 #5,119 – –
2020 25 #5,043 – –
2019 21 #5,834 – –
2018 24 #5,346 – –
2017 24 #5,399 – –
2016 25 #5,314 – –
2015 27 #5,013 – –
2014 19 #6,507 – –
2013 22 #5,860 – –
2012 29 #4,859 – –
2011 25 #5,400 – –
2010 21 #6,226 – –
2009 26 #5,421 – –
2008 23 #5,983 – –
2007 30 #4,839 – –
2006 30 #4,708 – –
2005 23 #5,477 – –
2004 28 #4,730 – –
2003 31 #4,235 – –
2002 22 #5,296 – –
2001 29 #4,234 – –
2000 20 #5,530 – –
1995 26 #3,996 – –
1990 43 #2,702 – –
1985 36 #2,662 – –
1980 52 #2,019 – –
1975 39 #2,173 – –
1970 51 #1,762 – –
1965 77 #1,227 – –
1960 140 #878 – –
1955 159 #750 – –
1950 196 #601 – –
1945 198 #516 – –
1940 310 #372 – –
1935 270 #389 5 #3,732
1930 295 #395 9 #2,807
1925 409 #330 12 #2,459
1920 482 #297 7 #3,537
1915 468 #272 5 #3,913
1910 187 #284 – –
1905 161 #258 – –
1900 175 #246 – –
1895 109 #267 – –
1890 71 #294 – –
1885 32 #355 – –
1880 17 #405 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Cecile, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Cecile?

The median living Cecile is about 71 years old. Half of all living Ceciles are between 55 and 82 years old.

How many people named Cecile are alive today?

An estimated 6,400 people named Cecile are alive in the United States, based on 20,612 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Cecile mean?

From French Cécile, from Anglo-Norman Cecile, from Latin Caecilia.

How popular is the name Cecile in 2025?

Cecile ranked #5,592 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 22 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Cecile?

20,612 babies have been named Cecile in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Cecile most popular?

Cecile peaked in 1918, when 503 newborns received the name.

Is Cecile a boy or girl name?

Cecile is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Cecile rising or falling?

Cecile has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Cecile become more popular?

Cecile looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 21 girls named Cecile in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Cecile

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