How Many People Are Named Ceil?
An estimated 189 people in the United States have the first name Ceil. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 74 years old, and Ceil peaked in popularity in 1915 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ceil 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 Ceil paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 74, Ceil is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1962.
Estimated Living Americans
189
About 1 in 1,813,515 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
74
years old
Peak Year
1915
31 births
Total Registered
783
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ceil
Ceil is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 783 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ceil as a female name
Ranked #5,354 in 1965
7 female births in 1965
Peak: 1915 (31 births)
Ceil: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ceil span from the 1890s to the 1960s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 219 babies were registered. Ceil has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ceil by Decade
How has Ceil 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.
Ceil by State
Birth registrations for Ceil span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New York. On average, about 48 Ceils were registered per state.
Ceil + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ceil as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ceil
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Ceil: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ceil?
We estimate approximately 189 people named Ceil 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 1,813,515 Americans share this first name.
Is Ceil a common name?
Ceil is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 783 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ceil most popular?
Ceil reached peak popularity in 1915, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ceil is approximately 74 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ceil a female name?
Ceil is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ceil Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ceil Smith, Ceil Johnson, Ceil 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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