How Many People Are Named Cecila?
An estimated 552 people in the United States have the first name Cecila. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Cecila peaked in popularity in 1970 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cecila 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 Cecila paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
552
About 1 in 620,932 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1970
18 births
Total Registered
804
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cecila
Cecila is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 804 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cecila as a female name
Ranked #15,772 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 1970 (18 births)
Cecila: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cecila span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 123 babies were registered. Cecila has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cecila by Decade
How has Cecila 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.
Cecila by State
Cecila + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cecila as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cecila
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cecila: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cecila?
We estimate approximately 552 people named Cecila 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 620,932 Americans share this first name.
Is Cecila a common name?
Cecila is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 804 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cecila most popular?
Cecila reached peak popularity in 1970, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cecila is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cecila a female name?
Cecila is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cecila Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cecila Smith, Cecila Johnson, Cecila 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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