How Many People Are Named Ceceilia?
An estimated 273 people in the United States have the first name Ceceilia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Ceceilia peaked in popularity in 1956 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ceceilia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ceceilia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
273
About 1 in 1,255,510 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1956
15 births
Total Registered
327
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ceceilia
Ceceilia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 327 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ceceilia as a female name
Ranked #13,770 in 2023
6 female births in 2023
Peak: 1956 (15 births)
Ceceilia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ceceilia span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 71 babies were registered. Ceceilia has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ceceilia by Decade
How has Ceceilia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ceceilia by State
Ceceilia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ceceilia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ceceilia
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Ceceilia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ceceilia?
We estimate approximately 273 people named Ceceilia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,255,510 Americans share this first name.
Is Ceceilia a common name?
Ceceilia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 327 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ceceilia most popular?
Ceceilia reached peak popularity in 1956, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ceceilia is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ceceilia a female name?
Ceceilia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ceceilia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ceceilia Smith, Ceceilia Johnson, Ceceilia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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