Cecil

Given to 114,676 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +20% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#1486
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
119
boys 119
Peak year
1902
354 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
114,676
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Cecil was most popular in 1902, when 354 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 119 babies were named Cecil, ranking #1486 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 20%.0123418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1902 (boys) Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Cecil was most popular in 1902, when 354 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 119 babies were named Cecil, ranking #1486 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 20%.012341880192019602000Peak 1902 (boys)

Cecil was most popular in 1902, when 354 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 119 babies were named Cecil, ranking #1486 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 20%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 119 1486
2024 <5 — 122 1481
2023 <5 — 117 1508
2022 5 15306 114 1559
2021 <5 — 114 1538
2020 <5 — 97 1647
2019 <5 — 98 1652
2018 <5 — 114 1506
2017 <5 — 103 1575
2016 <5 — 103 1585
2015 5 16419 114 1468
2014 <5 — 99 1588
2013 <5 — 114 1444
2012 <5 — 97 1602
2011 <5 — 91 1656
2010 <5 — 78 1850
2009 <5 — 88 1742
2008 <5 — 122 1389
2007 <5 — 111 1445
2006 <5 — 107 1447
2005 <5 — 108 1381
2004 5 16099 100 1414
2003 8 11325 101 1348
2002 <5 — 106 1281
2001 6 13521 121 1143
2000 <5 — 130 1083
1999 <5 — 133 1039
1998 <5 — 132 1023
1997 <5 — 135 972
1996 <5 — 153 884
1995 5 13386 147 913
1994 7 10569 162 840
1993 9 8719 196 747
1992 <5 — 194 742
1991 <5 — 217 686
1990 5 12958 231 665
1989 12 6531 237 650
1988 8 8391 270 563
1987 7 8778 250 574
1986 9 7134 276 535
1985 7 8318 266 533
1984 10 6291 299 483
1983 9 6705 309 480
1982 9 6888 296 494
1981 9 6804 320 464
1980 12 5544 407 401
1979 5 10210 351 426
1978 7 7649 352 417
1977 11 5532 369 409
1976 <5 — 351 412
1975 5 9067 348 417
1974 12 4720 419 374
1973 5 8423 414 377
1972 10 5109 475 354
1971 12 4534 536 344
1970 7 6362 566 337
1969 10 4723 552 329
1968 9 4779 564 321
1967 12 3845 543 320
1966 12 3740 678 284
1965 10 4202 726 277
1964 13 3692 729 290
1963 7 5296 826 266
1962 20 2741 884 258
1961 19 2839 969 251
1960 19 2820 959 255
1959 22 2458 1,008 251
1958 25 2260 1,011 247
1957 23 2347 1,074 230
1956 22 2389 1,139 215
1955 37 1691 1,228 205
1954 32 1836 1,298 194
1953 24 2122 1,254 196
1952 30 1820 1,327 185
1951 32 1701 1,323 181
1950 37 1524 1,341 171
1949 37 1512 1,318 173
1948 31 1669 1,400 166
1947 42 1438 1,443 165
1946 56 1131 1,404 159
1945 49 1122 1,355 152
1944 57 1040 1,499 142
1943 67 965 1,697 132
1942 67 954 1,620 131
1941 75 838 1,512 132
1940 74 827 1,589 117
1939 69 838 1,578 114
1938 77 803 1,558 118
1937 91 713 1,635 114
1936 84 723 1,577 114
1935 66 849 1,726 109
1934 71 794 1,596 111
1933 68 808 1,506 111
1932 73 795 1,655 108
1931 79 750 1,769 102
1930 93 726 1,882 99
1929 105 683 1,889 101
1928 96 721 2,005 97
1927 117 664 2,227 92
1926 146 586 2,305 86
1925 152 584 2,297 87
1924 174 553 2,299 85
1923 146 600 2,255 87
1922 174 534 2,336 85
1921 152 587 2,456 79
1920 213 465 2,459 77
1919 200 469 2,300 78
1918 238 428 2,328 82
1917 197 462 2,101 83
1916 241 404 2,181 80
1915 200 429 2,181 76
1914 193 382 1,530 79
1913 162 380 1,276 74
1912 135 396 1,058 76
1911 116 377 560 76
1910 130 347 472 77
1909 113 339 432 72
1908 114 334 397 72
1907 127 308 399 69
1906 109 321 368 68
1905 117 309 347 72
1904 130 276 359 67
1903 103 308 332 66
1902 112 298 354 65
1901 128 255 278 70
1900 129 288 344 76
1899 117 263 256 77
1898 133 258 243 87
1897 138 239 216 84
1896 108 276 200 97
1895 95 293 192 100
1894 80 310 175 102
1893 112 250 147 114
1892 70 323 151 115
1891 50 351 108 126
1890 58 332 120 121
1889 55 334 102 141
1888 36 413 96 158
1887 40 337 80 155
1886 34 365 83 168
1885 31 365 87 154
1884 22 425 73 186
1883 23 386 51 212
1882 24 360 53 225
1881 16 418 35 268
1880 14 449 45 248

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Other spellings

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Where Cecil is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 7% · boys 93% across all years