Cecil Unisex

Popularity: #802 · Trend: ↗ Rising

Famous people named Cecil

Cecil Rhodes was a British businessman and politician known for his role in the expansion of the British Empire in southern Africa.

Cecil B. DeMille was an American filmmaker who is considered a pioneer of the Hollywood film industry.

Cecil Beaton was a British photographer and designer known for his work in fashion and theater.

Cecil F. Powell was a British physicist awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the photographic method of studying nuclear processes.

Fictional characters named Cecil

Cecil Harvey is a character from the video game series Final Fantasy, known for his journey from darkness to light.

Cecil the Lion was a famous lion in Zimbabwe, known for his tragic death that sparked international outrage.

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U.S. Historical Usage

The name Cecil was first seen in the United States in 1880. Cecil has ranked as high as #180 nationally, which occurred in 1920, and has been most popular in Texas, Alabama, North Carolina, Georgia, and Kentucky. In the past 5 years the name Cecil has been trending up compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Cecil (2024)

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910

State	Births	Share
TX	12	21%
OH	7	13%
WA	7	13%
CA	7	13%
FL	7	13%
IN	6	11%
MS	5	9%
VA	5	9%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1880	45
1881	35
1882	53
1883	51
1884	73
1885	87
1886	83
1887	80
1888	96
1889	102
1890	120
1891	108
1892	151
1893	147
1894	175
1895	192
1896	200
1897	216
1898	243
1899	256
1900	344
1901	278
1902	354
1903	332
1904	359
1905	347
1906	368
1907	399
1908	397
1909	432
1910	472
1911	560
1912	1,058
1913	1,276
1914	1,530
1915	2,181
1916	2,181
1917	2,101
1918	2,328
1919	2,300
1920	2,459
1921	2,456
1922	2,336
1923	2,255
1924	2,299
1925	2,297
1926	2,305
1927	2,227
1928	2,005
1929	1,889
1930	1,882
1931	1,769
1932	1,655
1933	1,506
1934	1,596
1935	1,726
1936	1,577
1937	1,635
1938	1,558
1939	1,578
1940	1,589
1941	1,512
1942	1,620
1943	1,697
1944	1,499
1945	1,355
1946	1,404
1947	1,443
1948	1,400
1949	1,318
1950	1,341
1951	1,323
1952	1,327
1953	1,254
1954	1,298
1955	1,228
1956	1,141
1957	1,073
1958	1,010
1959	1,009
1960	959
1961	971
1962	882
1963	823
1964	731
1965	726
1966	678
1967	543
1968	564
1969	552
1970	566
1971	536
1972	475
1973	414
1974	419
1975	348
1976	351
1977	369
1978	352
1979	351
1980	407
1981	320
1982	296
1983	309
1984	299
1985	266
1986	276
1987	250
1988	270
1989	237
1990	231
1991	217
1992	194
1993	196
1994	162
1995	147
1996	153
1997	135
1998	132
1999	133
2000	130
2001	121
2002	106
2003	101
2004	100
2005	108
2006	107
2007	111
2008	122
2009	88
2010	78
2011	91
2012	97
2013	114
2014	99
2015	114
2016	103
2017	103
2018	113
2019	98
2020	97
2021	114
2022	114
2023	115
2024	122