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Cecily

Cecily is currently the #1540 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 137 babies. Its position has barely moved over the past five years — a sign of steady, established appeal. Looking at the full record since 1911, Cecily hit its all-time high of #497 in 1989, when 472 girls were given the name. State by state, Pennsylvania leads the way at #871.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1540
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#497
in 1989 (1980s)
Babies in 2025
137
girls named Cecily

Cecily popularity, 1880–2025

0.007%0.014%0.021%0.028%18801900192019401960198020002020#497 in 1989
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1989

Where Cecily is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025MI—New York: #1087 (13 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#1087Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025IA—Illinois: #1014 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#1014Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025IN—Ohio: #1134 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)OH#1134Pennsylvania: #871 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)PA#871New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025CT—California: #1742 (12 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1742Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025DE—Arizona: #1040 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)AZ#1040New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Cecily in 2025HI—Texas: #1615 (14 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1615Florida: #2151 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#2151
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Pennsylvania (#871), Illinois (#1014), Arizona (#1040)

Uniqueness score

59/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Cecily in the most recent year of SSA data.

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