Boys name
Cecil
Cecil is a boys' name given to 96,747 boys in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1921 with 2,446 births. It has appeared in 49 states, and reached its highest rank of 20th among boys names in Oklahoma in 1916.
Which states favor Cecil
Cecil by state
Top states by all-time births named Cecil. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 9,730 | #1672 (2025) |
| 2 | Alabama | 5,713 | #634 (2023) |
| 3 | North Carolina | 5,526 | #1296 (2021) |
| 4 | Georgia | 5,515 | #1386 (2025) |
| 5 | Kentucky | 5,468 | #455 (2022) |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 4,698 | #625 (2020) |
| 7 | Virginia | 4,654 | #1089 (2024) |
| 8 | Tennessee | 4,493 | #794 (2025) |
| 9 | Missouri | 3,722 | #730 (2025) |
| 10 | Arkansas | 3,492 | #568 (2025) |
| 11 | Florida | 3,446 | #1501 (2025) |
| 12 | West Virginia | 3,288 | #201 (1990) |
| 13 | Ohio | 3,197 | #1049 (2024) |
| 14 | Mississippi | 3,041 | #536 (2024) |
| 15 | Illinois | 2,917 | #1177 (2023) |
| 16 | California | 2,889 | #2025 (2025) |
| 17 | South Carolina | 2,804 | #746 (2023) |
| 18 | Indiana | 2,386 | #968 (2025) |
| 19 | Louisiana | 2,254 | #842 (2022) |
| 20 | Michigan | 2,163 | #1148 (2023) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).