How Many People Are Named Cicely?
An estimated 2,158 people in the United States have the first name Cicely. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Cicely peaked in popularity in 1974 with 256 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cicely 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 Cicely paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,158
About 1 in 158,830 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1974
256 births
Total Registered
2,378
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cicely
Cicely is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,378 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cicely as a female name
Ranked #12,396 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1974 (256 births)
Cicely: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cicely span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 1,071 babies were registered. Cicely has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cicely by Decade
How has Cicely 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.
Cicely by State
Birth registrations for Cicely span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Georgia. The lowest are in District of Columbia, Oklahoma, Maryland. On average, about 39 Cicelys were registered per state.
Cicely + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cicely as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cicely
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cicely: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cicely?
We estimate approximately 2,158 people named Cicely 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 158,830 Americans share this first name.
Is Cicely a common name?
Cicely is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,378 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cicely most popular?
Cicely reached peak popularity in 1974, when 256 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cicely is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cicely a female name?
Cicely is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cicely Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cicely Smith, Cicely Johnson, Cicely 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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