How Many People Are Named Cecille?
An estimated 347 people in the United States have the first name Cecille. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Cecille peaked in popularity in 1942 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cecille 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 Cecille paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
347
About 1 in 987,765 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1942
26 births
Total Registered
984
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cecille
Cecille is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 984 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cecille as a female name
Ranked #13,940 in 2022
6 female births in 2022
Peak: 1942 (26 births)
Cecille: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cecille span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 177 babies were registered. Cecille has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cecille by Decade
How has Cecille 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.
Cecille by State
Birth registrations for Cecille span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Massachusetts, Illinois, California. On average, about 9 Cecilles were registered per state.
Cecille + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cecille as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cecille
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cecille: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cecille?
We estimate approximately 347 people named Cecille 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 987,765 Americans share this first name.
Is Cecille a common name?
Cecille is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 984 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cecille most popular?
Cecille reached peak popularity in 1942, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cecille is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cecille a female name?
Cecille is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cecille Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cecille Smith, Cecille Johnson, Cecille 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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