Cecil

Boy name

Cecil ranks #2,204 out of 53,930 dog names in our data (the #1 name is Bella). Across all 7 places, 30 licensed dogs carry the name. It's also a cat name: #808 for cats.

Cecil's popularity trend

Cecil's share of Allegheny County's licensed dogs, year by year — the place with the fullest records for this name. Share (its per-100k slice of that year's dogs) is the only figure comparable across years, since each year's counted population differs. Peak year by share: 2008.

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Year	Share
2025	0.003%
2024	0.003%
2023	0.004%
2022	0.003%
2021	0.002%
2020	0.001%
2019	0.002%
2018	0.002%
2017	0.002%
2016	0.002%
2015	0.002%
2014	0.003%
2013	0.003%
2012	0.003%
2011	0.003%
2010	0.004%
2009	0.005%
2008	0.007%
2007	0.007%

Licensed dogs in our data

across 7 places

Popularity rank

#2,204

of 53,930 names in our data

5-year rank move

+3,754

2020 → 2025

Gender split

80% boys

20% girls80% boys

Where Cecil shows up

Cecil's share of each place's counted dogs. Places count differently — hover a Share figure for the basis. Click a heading to sort.


CambridgeUnited States of America	0.0%
SeattleUnited States of America	0.0%
PlayfordAustralia	0.0%
New York CityUnited States of America	0.0%
Allegheny CountyUnited States of America	0.0%

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