Is Cecila a boy or girl name?

Cecila is a girl’s name. Of the 804 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Cecila

Recorded 1900–2022 · United States

Cecila was most popular in 1970, when 18 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,229 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 804 people named Cecila.

Cecila over time

Births per year. The dot marks Cecila’s peak in 1970. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Cecila a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Cecila is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 804 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org