Feminine dossier · first seen 1911

Cecily

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1989

Peak era

1989

Peak rank proxy

472

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Millennial

1911Peak 19892024

Peak year

1989

Decline from peak

72.2%

2024

131

All-time

8,535

Cecily is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1989, when 472 girls were named Cecily.

In 2024, only 131 girls were given the name.

Down 72.2% from its peak.

All told, about 8,535 Americans have been named Cecily and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1911.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1989

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