Over the past 110 years, 2 996 girls and 96 396 boys have been named Cecil. The name Cecil ranks 2356th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Cecil in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Cecil came in the 1910s and 1920s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.