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Cecil
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7% girls / 93% boys
Origin of the name
Cecil comes from the Roman family name Caecilius. The English Cecil family, ministers of Elizabeth I, made it known as a first name.
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Where babies named Cecil are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Cecil is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Cecil is most common in West Virginia (3.6 times), Oklahoma (3.5) and Arkansas (3.3), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Cecil are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Cecil is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Cecil is most common in Tennessee (4.3 times), Texas (3.3) and Kentucky (3.2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 30% | 70% |
| 1890s | 35% | 65% |
| 1900s | 25% | 75% |
| 1910s | 10% | 90% |
| 1920s | 6% | 94% |
| 1930s | 4% | 96% |
| 1940s | 4% | 96% |
| 1950s | 2% | 98% |
| 1960s | 2% | 98% |
| 1970s | 2% | 98% |
| 1980s | 3% | 97% |
| 1990s | 2% | 98% |
| 2000s | 2% | 98% |
| 2010s | 0% | 100% |
| 2020s | 1% | 99% |