Cecil Popularity

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Region

Falling

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England and Wales rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#2357
1999	#2097
2000	#1889
2005	#3208
2007	#4333
2009	#2318
2010	#3865
2011	#4647
2013	#4685
2014	#3362
2015	#3004
2016	#4810
2017	#3449
2018	#2693
2019	#3937
2020	#2682
2021	#3990
2022	#3048
2023	#2813

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1964 to 2023. Highest recorded position: #181 in Republic of Ireland in 1965.

Cecil's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, count per million births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Count per million	Confidence	Status
2023	England and Wales	male	#2813	7	High	Demonstration data
2022	England and Wales	male	#3048	6	High	Demonstration data
2021	England and Wales	male	#3990	4	High	Demonstration data
2020	England and Wales	male	#2682	7	High	Demonstration data
2019	England and Wales	male	#3937	4	High	Demonstration data
2018	England and Wales	male	#2693	7	High	Demonstration data
2017	England and Wales	male	#3449	5	High	Demonstration data
2016	England and Wales	male	#4810	3	High	Demonstration data
2015	England and Wales	male	#3004	6	High	Demonstration data
2014	England and Wales	male	#3362	5	High	Demonstration data
2013	England and Wales	male	#4685	3	High	Demonstration data
2011	England and Wales	male	#4647	3	High	Demonstration data
2010	England and Wales	male	#3865	4	High	Demonstration data
2009	England and Wales	male	#2318	8	High	Demonstration data
2007	England and Wales	male	#4333	3	High	Demonstration data
2005	England and Wales	male	#3208	4	High	Demonstration data
2000	England and Wales	male	#1889	6	High	Demonstration data
1999	England and Wales	male	#2097	5	High	Demonstration data
1996	England and Wales	male	#2357	4	High	Demonstration data
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#271	4	High	Demonstration data
1982	Republic of Ireland	male	#286	4	High	Demonstration data
1981	Republic of Ireland	male	#322	3	High	Demonstration data
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#292	4	High	Demonstration data
1978	Republic of Ireland	male	#326	3	High	Demonstration data
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#253	6	High	Demonstration data
1976	Republic of Ireland	male	#316	3	High	Demonstration data
1975	Republic of Ireland	male	#321	3	High	Demonstration data
1974	Republic of Ireland	male	#321	3	High	Demonstration data
1973	Republic of Ireland	male	#320	3	High	Demonstration data
1972	Republic of Ireland	male	#219	8	High	Demonstration data
1971	Republic of Ireland	male	#304	3	High	Demonstration data
1970	Republic of Ireland	male	#219	7	High	Demonstration data
1969	Republic of Ireland	male	#216	7	High	Demonstration data
1968	Republic of Ireland	male	#222	5	High	Demonstration data
1967	Republic of Ireland	male	#196	7	High	Demonstration data
1966	Republic of Ireland	male	#199	6	High	Demonstration data
1965	Republic of Ireland	male	#181	7	High	Demonstration data
1964	Republic of Ireland	female	#300	5	High	Demonstration data

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.