Cecelia Girl
How popular is Cecelia?
#529 girl name in 2025
569 baby girls were named Cecelia in the US in 2025, making it the 529th most popular girl name.
33,158living people named Cecelia (est.)
49median age of people named Cecelia
60,530babies named Cecelia since 1880
1 in 5,827US babies born in 2025
Cecelia popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #529 for girls (▲ 41 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 569 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-1% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #544 in 2015, #572 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1918 (935 girls) |
| Highest rank | #169 in 1884 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Cecelia is most popular
Babies named Cecelia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New Hampshire: 1.5 per 1,000 (28 girls)
- North Dakota: 1.4 per 1,000 (18 girls)
- Minnesota: 1.3 per 1,000 (139 girls)
- Massachusetts: 1.1 per 1,000 (139 girls)
- Nebraska: 1.0 per 1,000 (35 girls)
Cecelia by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 852 | #169 |
| 1890s | 1,784 | #186 |
| 1900s | 2,793 | #174 |
| 1910s | 6,905 | #175 |
| 1920s | 7,169 | #217 |
| 1930s | 4,592 | #268 |
| 1940s | 7,363 | #229 |
| 1950s | 6,898 | #276 |
| 1960s | 3,857 | #406 |
| 1970s | 1,837 | #575 |
| 1980s | 1,825 | #820 |
| 1990s | 2,446 | #743 |
| 2000s | 3,654 | #659 |
| 2010s | 5,170 | #529 |
| 2020s | 3,374 | #497 |
Girl names about as popular as Cecelia
Questions
- Is Cecelia a boy or girl name?
- Cecelia is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Cecelia were girls.
- How popular is the name Cecelia?
- 569 baby girls were named Cecelia in the US in 2025, making it the 529th most popular girl name.
- When was Cecelia most popular?
- Cecelia peaked in 1918, when 935 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #169 in 1884.
- How many people are named Cecelia?
- 60,530 babies have been named Cecelia in the US since 1880. We estimate about 33,158 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 49.
- Where is Cecelia most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Cecelia was most common in New Hampshire, at 1.5 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.