ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1909 First Year 2026 Last Year 1998 Peak Year #1349 Peak Rank 2K Total Count 116 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Cecilio What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Cecilio is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Cecilio Apostol (1877–1938), Filipino poet Cecilio Báez (1862–1941), provisional President of Paraguay 1905–1906 Cecilio Guante, professional Major League Baseball player Cecilio Lastra (1951–2025), Spanish professional boxer Ronaldo Cecilio Leiva, Guatemalan military officer, Minister of Defence from 2006 to 2008 Cecilio Lopes, Cape… Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecilio) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecilio) ### Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name) * Spanish * Italian * Portuguese 📖 ## The Story of Cecilio American parents first put Cecilio on the record books as a baby boy name in 1909, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 39 Cecilios were born — ranking #2,273 that year. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #5,863 among baby boy names with 15 births, gradually rising (+12%). In total, more than 2K Cecilios have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Cecilio Phonetically similar names — useful when Cecilio is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Cecilia](/cecilia) * [Cecelia](/cecelia) * [Sicily](/sicily) * [Cicely](/cicely) * [Sicilia](/sicilia) * Sicilian * [Cecily](/cecily) * [Cecile](/cecile) * Sausalito * [Cecilie](/cecilie) * [Celio](/celio) * Sassily Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Cecilio What does the name Cecilio mean? Cecilio is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Cecilio Apostol (1877–1938), Filipino poet Cecilio Báez (1862–1941), provisional President of Paraguay 1905–1906 Cecilio Guante, professional Major League Baseball player Cecilio Lastra (1951–2025), Spanish professional boxer Ronaldo Cecilio Leiva, Guatemalan military officer, Minister of Defence from 2006 to 2008 Cecilio Lopes, Cape… What is the origin of the name Cecilio? Cecilio has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Spanish, Italian, Portuguese. How popular is Cecilio in 2026? In 2026, Cecilio ranks #5,863 among boys' names in the U.S., with 15 babies given the name that year. When was Cecilio most popular? Cecilio reached its peak popularity in 1998, ranking #1,349 that year with 39 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Cecilio most popular? Cecilio has historically been most popular in New Mexico, Texas, New York. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Cecilio. Is Cecilio a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Cecilio is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name. What names go well with Cecilio? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Cecilio include Lemon, Cosimo, Serge. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👦LemonPeak #1350](/lemon)[👦CosimoPeak #1350](/cosimo)[👦SergePeak #1348](/serge)[👦CanonPeak #1348](/canon)[👦YarielPeak #1348](/yariel)[👦DaxonPeak #1348](/daxon)[👦FaustoPeak #1347](/fausto)[👦GaylanPeak #1347](/gaylan) ## About the name Cecilio Cecilio is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1909 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Cecilio's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #1,349\. Use the chart and map above to compare Cecilio's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1998 → ](/year/1998) * [ Names of the 1990s → ](/decade/1990s) * [ Names starting with "C" → ](/letter/c) * [ Browse all boy names → ](/names/boys) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships. * Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — [Behind the Name ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.