Cecil

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Cecil is a given name of Latin origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (6% of births). There have been 114,554 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 106,867 as boys and 7,687 as girls. Cecil gained popularity in the 1890s, peaked in 1920 and has since declined significantly. It is the #626 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 122
2023 115
2022 119
2021 114
2020 97
2019 98
2018 113
2017 103
2016 103
2015 119
2014 99
2013 114
2012 97
2011 91
2010 78
2009 88
2008 122
2007 111
2006 107
2005 108
2004 105
2003 109
2002 106
2001 127
2000 130
1999 133
1998 132
1997 135
1996 153
1995 152
1994 169
1993 205
1992 194
1991 217
1990 236
1989 249
1988 278
1987 257
1986 285
1985 273
1984 309
1983 318
1982 305
1981 329
1980 419
1979 356
1978 359
1977 380
1976 351
1975 353
1974 431
1973 419
1972 485
1971 548
1970 573
1969 562
1968 573
1967 555
1966 690
1965 736
1964 744
1963 830
1962 902
1961 990
1960 978
1959 1,031
1958 1,035
1957 1,096
1956 1,163
1955 1,265
1954 1,330
1953 1,278
1952 1,357
1951 1,355
1950 1,378
1949 1,355
1948 1,431
1947 1,485
1946 1,460
1945 1,404
1944 1,556
1943 1,764
1942 1,687
1941 1,587
1940 1,663
1939 1,647
1938 1,635
1937 1,726
1936 1,661
1935 1,792
1934 1,667
1933 1,574
1932 1,728
1931 1,848
1930 1,975
1929 1,994
1928 2,101
1927 2,344
1926 2,451
1925 2,449
1924 2,473
1923 2,401
1922 2,510
1921 2,608
1920 2,672
1919 2,500
1918 2,566
1917 2,298
1916 2,422
1915 2,381
1914 1,723
1913 1,438
1912 1,193
1911 676
1910 602
1909 545
1908 511
1907 526
1906 477
1905 464
1904 489
1903 435
1902 466
1901 406
1900 473
1899 373
1898 376
1897 354
1896 308
1895 287
1894 255
1893 259
1892 221
1891 158
1890 178
1889 157
1888 132
1887 120
1886 117
1885 118
1884 95
1883 74
1882 77
1881 51
1880 59