Cecil - A very unique male name
Cecil appeared on the charts for the first time in 1910 on position #77. In this article you'll learn the history of this name, statistics, see famous people named Cecil and more.
With that position 1 in 43,186 baby boys were given this name - making this a very unique male name according to our Popularity Score algorithm. Cecil peaked in popularity 108 years ago in 1913 on position 74.
Famous with this name

Cecil Kellaway

Cecil Cunningham

Edward Cecil
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Cecil is currently topping the charts in...
Did you know that popularity can vary a lot between states? Cecil is currently topping the baby name charts in Missouri at position #614 - and is the least popular in California at position #2,556.Why care about state specific baby name charts? It could be that a name that is very popular on the national overall charts is less (or even more) popular where you live. So make sure you check out the state specific charts below and find out how popular or unique Cecil is where you live.
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Cecil origin and meaning
Cecil is a 5 letter name with 2 syllables. We couldn't find any information about what this name means. To see famous people named Cecil, pop culture references for the name Cecil and nicknames & variations - visit Nameberry or Wikipedia.Similar to Cecil
We've found the following names that sound similar to Cecil, sorted by popularity.
Cole / Clay / Cleo / Cale / Cael / Cecilio / Cal / Cyle / Cheskel / Colie /Name statistics
Most parents-to-be know if they want a popular or unique name, and with these charts and data tables you can easily get a better
understanding of how popular or unique this name is.
With a quick glance you can easily tell if this name is increasing or declining in popularity - But note that its current popularity can actually
differ a lot from state to state.
Chart position per year (visualized)
Chart position per state (visualized)
Chart position per year (table view)
Year | Rank |
---|---|
2012 | 1791 |
2011 | 1906 |
2010 | 1900 |
2009 | 1812 |
2008 | 1476 |
2007 | 1538 |
2006 | 1556 |
2005 | 1359 |
2004 | 1568 |
2003 | 1462 |
2002 | 1342 |
2001 | 1126 |
2000 | 1029 |
1999 | 1106 |
1998 | 1106 |
1997 | 1067 |
1996 | 874 |
1995 | 895 |
1994 | 890 |
1993 | 740 |
1992 | 765 |
1991 | 697 |
1990 | 662 |
1989 | 632 |
1988 | 549 |
1987 | 563 |
1986 | 520 |
1985 | 532 |
1984 | 485 |
1983 | 481 |
1982 | 494 |
1981 | 459 |
1980 | 397 |
1979 | 420 |
1978 | 406 |
1977 | 406 |
1976 | 409 |
1975 | 412 |
1974 | 367 |
1973 | 377 |
1972 | 356 |
1971 | 338 |
1970 | 329 |
1969 | 328 |
1968 | 321 |
1967 | 321 |
1966 | 284 |
1965 | 275 |
1964 | 289 |
1963 | 267 |
1962 | 258 |
1961 | 250 |
1960 | 257 |
1959 | 252 |
1958 | 248 |
1957 | 233 |
1956 | 215 |
1955 | 205 |
1954 | 194 |
1953 | 197 |
1952 | 184 |
1951 | 182 |
1950 | 171 |
1949 | 172 |
1948 | 167 |
1947 | 166 |
1946 | 159 |
1945 | 154 |
1944 | 141 |
1943 | 133 |
1942 | 131 |
1941 | 132 |
1940 | 118 |
1939 | 114 |
1938 | 118 |
1937 | 114 |
1936 | 114 |
1935 | 110 |
1934 | 111 |
1933 | 111 |
1932 | 108 |
1931 | 102 |
1930 | 99 |
1929 | 101 |
1928 | 97 |
1927 | 92 |
1926 | 86 |
1925 | 86 |
1924 | 85 |
1923 | 87 |
1922 | 85 |
1921 | 79 |
1920 | 77 |
1919 | 78 |
1918 | 82 |
1917 | 83 |
1916 | 80 |
1915 | 75 |
1914 | 78 |
1913 | 74 |
1912 | 75 |
1911 | 75 |
1910 | 77 |
Chart position per state (table view)
State | Rank |
---|---|
Missouri | 614 |
Pennsylvania | 1047 |
Texas | 1196 |
Georgia | 1233 |
California | 2556 |
Even more about Cecil
These are some of the common questions you may want to have answered to know if this is the perfect name for your baby.