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Is Cecil a Male or Female Name?

Cecil is a unisex name

Gender Distribution

The gender distribution of people named Cecil globally is 71.0% males and 29.0% females. The country with the highest male ratio is South Africa with 96.0% and the country with the highest female ratio is Philippines with 89.2%

Bar chart showing gender ratios of people named Cecil in percentages: Globally: 71.0% males, 29.0% females, United States: 94.4% males, 5.6% females, South Africa: 96.0% males, 4.0% females, Philippines: 10.8% males, 89.2% females, Canada: 91.2% males, 8.8% females, United Kingdom: 95.1% males, 4.9% females

Age Distribution

The largest group of people named Cecil are 65+ years old, making up 55.3% of people with the name. The smallest group are aged 18-24.

Doughnut chart showing the proportion of people named Cecil in each age group: 18-24: 3.8%, 25-34: 5.4%, 35-44: 7.6%, 45-54: 11.9%, 55-64: 15.9%, 65+: 55.3%

Popular Countries

The country with the largest proportion of people named Cecil is Philippines with 0.018% of the population. Following is South Africa and United States.

Historic Popularity

The historic popularity of the name Cecil measured by the global proportion of people with the given name.

Line chart showing global proportion of people named Cecil year over year: 1956: 0.0058‰, 1957: 0.0045‰, 1958: 0.0033‰, 1959: 0.0041‰, 1960: 0.0034‰, 1961: 0.0029‰, 1962: 0.0021‰, 1963: 0.0019‰, 1964: 0.0022‰, 1965: 0.0021‰, 1966: 0.0014‰, 1967: 0.0021‰, 1968: 0.0012‰, 1969: 0.002‰, 1970: 0.002‰, 1971: 0.0018‰, 1972: 0.0018‰, 1973: 0.0012‰, 1974: 0.0017‰, 1975: 0.0014‰, 1976: 0.0019‰, 1977: 0.0012‰, 1978: 0.0012‰, 1979: 0.0014‰, 1980: 0.0012‰, 1981: 0.0014‰, 1982: 0.001‰, 1983: 0.0013‰, 1984: 0.0009‰, 1985: 0.001‰, 1986: 0.001‰, 1987: 0.0008‰, 1988: 0.0007‰, 1989: 0.0006‰, 1990: 0.0007‰, 1991: 0.0009‰, 1992: 0.0008‰, 1993: 0.0004‰, 1994: 0.0008‰, 1995: 0.0006‰, 1996: 0.0007‰, 1997: 0.0004‰, 1998: 0.0002‰, 1999: 0.0003‰, 2000: 0.0005‰

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