Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Cecil
Endangered
Down 95.2% from peak
Peak era
1920
Peak births
2,459
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Cecil
How many people are named Cecil?
An estimated 30,171 living Americans are named Cecil.
How rare is Cecil?
Cecil is uncommon among babies today, with 119 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 95.2% from its 1920 peak.
How old is the typical Cecil?
The median age of a living American named Cecil is approximately 64 years, with most bearers falling between 48 and 74 years old.
Is Cecil still popular?
No. Cecil is endangered as a baby name, down 95.2% from its 1920 peak with 119 births in 2025.
Where is Cecil most common?
Cecil has its strongest geographic signal in Oklahoma, where it appears 3.6× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19202025
Peak year
1920
Decline from peak
95.2%
2025
119
All-time
106,989
Where it lives now
Cecil is most concentrated in Alabama — about 3.0× the national rate in the 1980s.
States where Cecil is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.