Sicily
Sicily was the 3164th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 51 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 2507th with 74 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 167 places. More babies were named Sicily in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,164 girls, up 669 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 51girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200674 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,494babies recorded
Sicily popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,164 | 51 |
| 2020 | #3,833 | 38 |
| 2010 | #3,249 | 51 |
| 2000 | #4,512 | 27 |
| 1990 | #14,951 | 5 |
| 1980 | #8,061 | 8 |
| 1970 | — | — |
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How popular is Sicily, counting every spelling?
Sicily is the most common spelling of a name family that had 64 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 64 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sicily | 51 | #3,164 | 239 |
| Cicely | 13 | #7,975 | 55 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Sicily?
51 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sicily (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sicily 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 165 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sicily.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sicily?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Sicily are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 9 and 23. That makes Sicily mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Sicily by state
How common Sicily was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Sicily: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sicily, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sicily
How popular is the name Sicily?
Sicily was the 3164th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 51 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 2507th with 74 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 167 places. More babies were named Sicily in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Sicily a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Sicily in the US.
Where is Sicily most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sicily was most common in Colorado (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Texas.