Baby names
How popular is the name Cecil?
In 2025, 119 baby boys in the U.S. were named Cecil, the 1486th most popular name for boys. Its peak year was 1920, when 2,459 boys got the name. 106,989 boys have been named Cecil since 1880. 7,687 girls have had the name too.
Rank in 2025
#1,486
among boys' names
Babies in 2025
119
boys named Cecil
Peak year
1920
2,459 boys
Boys named Cecil each year since 1880
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The numbers for Cecil (boys)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 119 |
| 2024 | 122 |
| 2023 | 117 |
| 2022 | 114 |
| 2021 | 114 |
| 2020 | 97 |
| 2019 | 98 |
| 2018 | 114 |
| 2017 | 103 |
| 2016 | 103 |
| 2015 | 114 |
| 2014 | 99 |
| 2013 | 114 |
| 2012 | 97 |
| 2011 | 91 |
| 2010 | 78 |
| 2009 | 88 |
| 2008 | 122 |
| 2007 | 111 |
| 2006 | 107 |
| 2005 | 108 |
| 2004 | 100 |
| 2003 | 101 |
| 2002 | 106 |
| 2001 | 121 |
| 2000 | 130 |
| 1999 | 133 |
| 1998 | 132 |
| 1997 | 135 |
| 1996 | 153 |
| 1995 | 147 |
| 1994 | 162 |
| 1993 | 196 |
| 1992 | 194 |
| 1991 | 217 |
| 1990 | 231 |
| 1989 | 237 |
| 1988 | 270 |
| 1987 | 250 |
| 1986 | 276 |
| 1985 | 266 |
| 1984 | 299 |
| 1983 | 309 |
| 1982 | 296 |
| 1981 | 320 |
| 1980 | 407 |
| 1979 | 351 |
| 1978 | 352 |
| 1977 | 369 |
| 1976 | 351 |
| 1975 | 348 |
| 1974 | 419 |
| 1973 | 414 |
| 1972 | 475 |
| 1971 | 536 |
| 1970 | 566 |
| 1969 | 552 |
| 1968 | 564 |
| 1967 | 543 |
| 1966 | 678 |
| 1965 | 726 |
| 1964 | 729 |
| 1963 | 826 |
| 1962 | 884 |
| 1961 | 969 |
| 1960 | 959 |
| 1959 | 1,008 |
| 1958 | 1,011 |
| 1957 | 1,074 |
| 1956 | 1,139 |
| 1955 | 1,228 |
| 1954 | 1,298 |
| 1953 | 1,254 |
| 1952 | 1,327 |
| 1951 | 1,323 |
| 1950 | 1,341 |
| 1949 | 1,318 |
| 1948 | 1,400 |
| 1947 | 1,443 |
| 1946 | 1,404 |
| 1945 | 1,355 |
| 1944 | 1,499 |
| 1943 | 1,697 |
| 1942 | 1,620 |
| 1941 | 1,512 |
| 1940 | 1,589 |
| 1939 | 1,578 |
| 1938 | 1,558 |
| 1937 | 1,635 |
| 1936 | 1,577 |
| 1935 | 1,726 |
| 1934 | 1,596 |
| 1933 | 1,506 |
| 1932 | 1,655 |
| 1931 | 1,769 |
| 1930 | 1,882 |
| 1929 | 1,889 |
| 1928 | 2,005 |
| 1927 | 2,227 |
| 1926 | 2,305 |
| 1925 | 2,297 |
| 1924 | 2,299 |
| 1923 | 2,255 |
| 1922 | 2,336 |
| 1921 | 2,456 |
| 1920 | 2,459 |
| 1919 | 2,300 |
| 1918 | 2,328 |
| 1917 | 2,101 |
| 1916 | 2,181 |
| 1915 | 2,181 |
| 1914 | 1,530 |
| 1913 | 1,276 |
| 1912 | 1,058 |
| 1911 | 560 |
| 1910 | 472 |
| 1909 | 432 |
| 1908 | 397 |
| 1907 | 399 |
| 1906 | 368 |
| 1905 | 347 |
| 1904 | 359 |
| 1903 | 332 |
| 1902 | 354 |
| 1901 | 278 |
| 1900 | 344 |
| 1899 | 256 |
| 1898 | 243 |
| 1897 | 216 |
| 1896 | 200 |
| 1895 | 192 |
| 1894 | 175 |
| 1893 | 147 |
| 1892 | 151 |
| 1891 | 108 |
| 1890 | 120 |
| 1889 | 102 |
| 1888 | 96 |
| 1887 | 80 |
| 1886 | 83 |
| 1885 | 87 |
| 1884 | 73 |
| 1883 | 51 |
| 1882 | 53 |
| 1881 | 35 |
| 1880 | 45 |
Girls named Cecil each year since 1880
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The numbers for Cecil (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2024 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2023 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2020 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2019 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2018 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2017 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2016 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2014 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2013 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2012 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2011 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2010 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2009 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2008 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2007 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2006 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2005 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2004 | 5 |
| 2003 | 8 |
| 2002 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2001 | 6 |
| 2000 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1999 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1998 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1997 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1996 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1995 | 5 |
| 1994 | 7 |
| 1993 | 9 |
| 1992 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1991 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1989 | 12 |
| 1988 | 8 |
| 1987 | 7 |
| 1986 | 9 |
| 1985 | 7 |
| 1984 | 10 |
| 1983 | 9 |
| 1982 | 9 |
| 1981 | 9 |
| 1980 | 12 |
| 1979 | 5 |
| 1978 | 7 |
| 1977 | 11 |
| 1976 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1975 | 5 |
| 1974 | 12 |
| 1973 | 5 |
| 1972 | 10 |
| 1971 | 12 |
| 1970 | 7 |
| 1969 | 10 |
| 1968 | 9 |
| 1967 | 12 |
| 1966 | 12 |
| 1965 | 10 |
| 1964 | 13 |
| 1963 | 7 |
| 1962 | 20 |
| 1961 | 19 |
| 1960 | 19 |
| 1959 | 22 |
| 1958 | 25 |
| 1957 | 23 |
| 1956 | 22 |
| 1955 | 37 |
| 1954 | 32 |
| 1953 | 24 |
| 1952 | 30 |
| 1951 | 32 |
| 1950 | 37 |
| 1949 | 37 |
| 1948 | 31 |
| 1947 | 42 |
| 1946 | 56 |
| 1945 | 49 |
| 1944 | 57 |
| 1943 | 67 |
| 1942 | 67 |
| 1941 | 75 |
| 1940 | 74 |
| 1939 | 69 |
| 1938 | 77 |
| 1937 | 91 |
| 1936 | 84 |
| 1935 | 66 |
| 1934 | 71 |
| 1933 | 68 |
| 1932 | 73 |
| 1931 | 79 |
| 1930 | 93 |
| 1929 | 105 |
| 1928 | 96 |
| 1927 | 117 |
| 1926 | 146 |
| 1925 | 152 |
| 1924 | 174 |
| 1923 | 146 |
| 1922 | 174 |
| 1921 | 152 |
| 1920 | 213 |
| 1919 | 200 |
| 1918 | 238 |
| 1917 | 197 |
| 1916 | 241 |
| 1915 | 200 |
| 1914 | 193 |
| 1913 | 162 |
| 1912 | 135 |
| 1911 | 116 |
| 1910 | 130 |
| 1909 | 113 |
| 1908 | 114 |
| 1907 | 127 |
| 1906 | 109 |
| 1905 | 117 |
| 1904 | 130 |
| 1903 | 103 |
| 1902 | 112 |
| 1901 | 128 |
| 1900 | 129 |
| 1899 | 117 |
| 1898 | 133 |
| 1897 | 138 |
| 1896 | 108 |
| 1895 | 95 |
| 1894 | 80 |
| 1893 | 112 |
| 1892 | 70 |
| 1891 | 50 |
| 1890 | 58 |
| 1889 | 55 |
| 1888 | 36 |
| 1887 | 40 |
| 1886 | 34 |
| 1885 | 31 |
| 1884 | 22 |
| 1883 | 23 |
| 1882 | 24 |
| 1881 | 16 |
| 1880 | 14 |
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Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.