Sicily: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,164

among girls · ↑3 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Sicily

How common

1 in 31,515

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2006

74 babies

All-time total

1,494

#5,709 all-time among girls

First recorded

1973

in Social Security records

Sicily popularity over time

1,494 babies have been named Sicily since 1973, 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

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	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	60	6	–	#4,822
1980s	50	5	-17%	#7,319
1990s	140	14	+180%	#4,293
2000s	501	50	+258%	#2,507
2010s	466	47	-7%	#2,976
2020s (to 2025)	277	46	-1%	#3,164

Where Sicily 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	54	0.03	outside top 500
2027	57	0.04	outside top 500
2028	60	0.04	outside top 500
2029	62	0.04	outside top 500
2030	64	0.04	outside top 500

The story of Sicily

Sicily is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,164 in 2025 with 51 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1973, 1,494 American babies have been named Sicily. Its peak came in 2006, when 74 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Sicily stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Sicily?

The median living Sicily is about 16 years old; half are between 8 and 22. An estimated 1,500 people named Sicily are alive in the United States today.

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

Sicily year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	51	#3,164
2024	51	#3,167
2023	47	#3,423
2022	45	#3,524
2021	45	#3,484
2020	38	#3,833
2019	29	#4,759
2018	39	#3,836
2017	41	#3,757
2016	36	#4,149
2015	58	#2,997
2014	51	#3,222
2013	50	#3,261
2012	58	#2,976
2011	53	#3,169
2010	51	#3,249
2009	59	#2,962
2008	61	#2,922
2007	71	#2,614
2006	74	#2,507
2005	60	#2,783
2004	44	#3,437
2003	40	#3,581
2002	33	#3,968
2001	32	#4,018
2000	27	#4,512
1995	15	#6,224
1990	5	#14,951
1985	7	#9,160
1980	8	#8,061
1975	8	#7,047
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Sicily?

The median living Sicily is about 16 years old. Half of all living Sicilys are between 8 and 22 years old.

How many people named Sicily are alive today?

An estimated 1,500 people named Sicily are alive in the United States, based on 1,494 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Sicily in 2025?

Sicily ranked #3,164 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 51 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Sicily?

1,494 babies have been named Sicily in the United States since 1973, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Sicily most popular?

Sicily peaked in 2006, when 74 newborns received the name.

Is Sicily a boy or girl name?

Sicily is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Sicily rising or falling?

Sicily has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Sicily become more popular?

Sicily is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 64 girls named Sicily in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Sicily

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