Cecil
Boy name
Cecil meaning
blind
Cecil at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #1,476 in 2024
Cecil popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #248 | 45 |
| 1890 | #121 | 120 |
| 1900 | #76 | 344 |
| 1902 | #65 | 354 |
| 1910 | #77 | 472 |
| 1920 | #77 | 2,459 |
| 1930 | #99 | 1,882 |
| 1940 | #117 | 1,589 |
| 1950 | #171 | 1,341 |
| 1960 | #256 | 959 |
| 1970 | #337 | 566 |
| 1980 | #401 | 407 |
| 1990 | #664 | 231 |
| 2000 | #1,083 | 130 |
| 2010 | #1,850 | 78 |
| 2020 | #1,647 | 97 |
| 2024 | #1,476 | 122 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #248 | 45 |
| 1881 | #268 | 35 |
| 1882 | #225 | 53 |
| 1883 | #212 | 51 |
| 1884 | #186 | 73 |
| 1885 | #154 | 87 |
| 1886 | #168 | 83 |
| 1887 | #155 | 80 |
| 1888 | #158 | 96 |
| 1889 | #141 | 102 |
| 1890 | #121 | 120 |
| 1891 | #126 | 108 |
| 1892 | #115 | 151 |
| 1893 | #114 | 147 |
| 1894 | #102 | 175 |
| 1895 | #100 | 192 |
| 1896 | #97 | 200 |
| 1897 | #84 | 216 |
| 1898 | #87 | 243 |
| 1899 | #77 | 256 |
| 1900 | #76 | 344 |
| 1901 | #70 | 278 |
| 1902 | #65 | 354 |
| 1903 | #66 | 332 |
| 1904 | #67 | 359 |
| 1905 | #72 | 347 |
| 1906 | #68 | 368 |
| 1907 | #69 | 399 |
| 1908 | #72 | 397 |
| 1909 | #72 | 432 |
| 1910 | #77 | 472 |
| 1911 | #76 | 560 |
| 1912 | #76 | 1,058 |
| 1913 | #74 | 1,276 |
| 1914 | #79 | 1,530 |
| 1915 | #76 | 2,181 |
| 1916 | #80 | 2,181 |
| 1917 | #83 | 2,101 |
| 1918 | #82 | 2,328 |
| 1919 | #78 | 2,300 |
| 1920 | #77 | 2,459 |
| 1921 | #79 | 2,456 |
| 1922 | #85 | 2,336 |
| 1923 | #87 | 2,255 |
| 1924 | #85 | 2,299 |
| 1925 | #87 | 2,297 |
| 1926 | #86 | 2,305 |
| 1927 | #92 | 2,227 |
| 1928 | #97 | 2,005 |
| 1929 | #101 | 1,889 |
| 1930 | #99 | 1,882 |
| 1931 | #102 | 1,769 |
| 1932 | #108 | 1,655 |
| 1933 | #111 | 1,506 |
| 1934 | #111 | 1,596 |
| 1935 | #109 | 1,726 |
| 1936 | #114 | 1,577 |
| 1937 | #114 | 1,635 |
| 1938 | #118 | 1,558 |
| 1939 | #114 | 1,578 |
| 1940 | #117 | 1,589 |
| 1941 | #132 | 1,512 |
| 1942 | #131 | 1,620 |
| 1943 | #132 | 1,697 |
| 1944 | #142 | 1,499 |
| 1945 | #152 | 1,355 |
| 1946 | #159 | 1,404 |
| 1947 | #165 | 1,443 |
| 1948 | #166 | 1,400 |
| 1949 | #173 | 1,318 |
| 1950 | #171 | 1,341 |
| 1951 | #181 | 1,323 |
| 1952 | #185 | 1,327 |
| 1953 | #196 | 1,254 |
| 1954 | #194 | 1,298 |
| 1955 | #205 | 1,228 |
| 1956 | #215 | 1,141 |
| 1957 | #230 | 1,073 |
| 1958 | #249 | 1,010 |
| 1959 | #251 | 1,009 |
| 1960 | #256 | 959 |
| 1961 | #251 | 971 |
| 1962 | #258 | 882 |
| 1963 | #266 | 823 |
| 1964 | #289 | 731 |
| 1965 | #277 | 726 |
| 1966 | #284 | 678 |
| 1967 | #320 | 543 |
| 1968 | #321 | 564 |
| 1969 | #329 | 552 |
| 1970 | #337 | 566 |
| 1971 | #344 | 536 |
| 1972 | #354 | 475 |
| 1973 | #377 | 414 |
| 1974 | #374 | 419 |
| 1975 | #417 | 348 |
| 1976 | #412 | 351 |
| 1977 | #409 | 369 |
| 1978 | #417 | 352 |
| 1979 | #426 | 351 |
| 1980 | #401 | 407 |
| 1981 | #464 | 320 |
| 1982 | #494 | 296 |
| 1983 | #480 | 309 |
| 1984 | #483 | 299 |
| 1985 | #532 | 266 |
| 1986 | #535 | 276 |
| 1987 | #574 | 250 |
| 1988 | #563 | 270 |
| 1989 | #650 | 237 |
| 1990 | #664 | 231 |
| 1991 | #686 | 217 |
| 1992 | #742 | 194 |
| 1993 | #747 | 196 |
| 1994 | #840 | 162 |
| 1995 | #913 | 147 |
| 1996 | #884 | 153 |
| 1997 | #972 | 135 |
| 1998 | #1,023 | 132 |
| 1999 | #1,039 | 133 |
| 2000 | #1,083 | 130 |
| 2001 | #1,143 | 121 |
| 2002 | #1,281 | 106 |
| 2003 | #1,348 | 101 |
| 2004 | #1,414 | 100 |
| 2005 | #1,380 | 108 |
| 2006 | #1,447 | 107 |
| 2007 | #1,445 | 111 |
| 2008 | #1,389 | 122 |
| 2009 | #1,742 | 88 |
| 2010 | #1,850 | 78 |
| 2011 | #1,656 | 91 |
| 2012 | #1,602 | 97 |
| 2013 | #1,442 | 114 |
| 2014 | #1,588 | 99 |
| 2015 | #1,468 | 114 |
| 2016 | #1,585 | 103 |
| 2017 | #1,575 | 103 |
| 2018 | #1,511 | 113 |
| 2019 | #1,652 | 98 |
| 2020 | #1,647 | 97 |
| 2021 | #1,537 | 114 |
| 2022 | #1,556 | 114 |
| 2023 | #1,527 | 115 |
| 2024 | #1,476 | 122 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Cecil” (revision 92259525), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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