Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Cecelia

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Cecelia
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1918

Peak rank proxy

935

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19182024

Peak year

1918

Decline from peak

43.4%

2024

529

All-time

59,948

Cecelia has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1918, when 935 girls were named Cecelia.

In 2024, only 529 girls were given the name.

Down 43.4% from its peak.

All told, about 59,948 Americans have been named Cecelia and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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