Cicero
Cicero was the 12400th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 398th; the most babies were born in 1920 (41). More babies were named Cicero in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #12,400 boys, up 2 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192041 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,453babies recorded
Cicero popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,400 | 5 |
| 2020 | #12,402 | 5 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | #9,286 | 6 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #5,643 | 6 |
| 1970 | #3,911 | 7 |
| 1960 | #2,905 | 9 |
| 1950 | #2,232 | 12 |
| 1940 | #1,581 | 19 |
| 1930 | #1,468 | 25 |
| 1920 | #1,108 | 41 |
| 1910 | #990 | 11 |
| 1900 | #586 | 18 |
| 1890 | #541 | 13 |
| 1880 | #487 | 14 |
How popular is Cicero, counting every spelling?
Cicero has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Cicero?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cicero (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Cicero born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cicero.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cicero?
About 300 people born in the US named Cicero are alive today, with a median age of 66; half are between 50 and 78. That makes Cicero a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Cicero by state
How common Cicero was among boys born in each state in 1918–1922, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (6.8×), North Carolina (6.7×). In 45 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Cicero
How popular is the name Cicero?
Cicero was the 12400th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 398th; the most babies were born in 1920 (41). More babies were named Cicero in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Cicero a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Cicero in the US.
Where was Cicero most popular?
In 1918–1922, Cicero was most common in Georgia (0.21 per 1,000 boys), followed by North Carolina and South Carolina.