Cecilia Girl
How popular is Cecilia?
#108 girl name in 2025
2,506 baby girls were named Cecilia in the US in 2025, making it the 108th most popular girl name.
84,557living people named Cecilia (est.)
28median age of people named Cecilia
111,688babies named Cecilia since 1880
1 in 1,323US babies born in 2025
Cecilia popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #108 for girls (▲ 15 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,506 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+41% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #181 in 2015, #147 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (2,506 girls) |
| Highest rank | #108 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Cecilia is most popular
Babies named Cecilia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Delaware: 4.3 per 1,000 (49 girls)
- Rhode Island: 4.2 per 1,000 (53 girls)
- District of Columbia: 4.0 per 1,000 (48 girls)
- Massachusetts: 3.9 per 1,000 (474 girls)
- Vermont: 3.9 per 1,000 (19 girls)
Cecilia by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 630 | #228 |
| 1890s | 1,504 | #195 |
| 1900s | 2,318 | #190 |
| 1910s | 5,705 | #207 |
| 1920s | 6,907 | #236 |
| 1930s | 5,028 | #261 |
| 1940s | 8,006 | #233 |
| 1950s | 9,983 | #247 |
| 1960s | 7,852 | #277 |
| 1970s | 5,569 | #356 |
| 1980s | 6,988 | #314 |
| 1990s | 10,114 | #251 |
| 2000s | 11,984 | #264 |
| 2010s | 16,150 | #153 |
| 2020s | 12,773 | #108 |
Girl names about as popular as Cecilia
Questions
- Is Cecilia a boy or girl name?
- Cecilia is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Cecilia were girls.
- How popular is the name Cecilia?
- 2,506 baby girls were named Cecilia in the US in 2025, making it the 108th most popular girl name.
- When was Cecilia most popular?
- Cecilia peaked in 2025, when 2,506 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #108 in 2025.
- How many people are named Cecilia?
- 111,688 babies have been named Cecilia in the US since 1880. We estimate about 84,557 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 28.
- Where is Cecilia most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Cecilia was most common in Delaware, at 4.3 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.