Is Ceil a boy or girl name?

Ceil is a girl’s name. Of the 783 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Ceil

Recorded 1894–1965 · United States

Ceil was most popular in 1915, when 31 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,342 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 783 people named Ceil.

Ceil over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ceil’s peak in 1915. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ceil a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ceil is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 783 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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.

Names that peaked alongside Ceil

Where Ceil is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 8.5×

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