Cecilia Cheung
There are approximately 5 people named Cecilia Cheung living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Cecilia with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Cheung. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
5
1 in 68,550,868
Named Cecilia
78K
Alive today
Named Cheung
22K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 78K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2024
Average age: 34
Estimated bearers: 22K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,920
Per 100K: 6.36
Top ancestry: Asian/Pacific Islander (95.1%)
First name trend
Cecilia: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Cecilia. The peak year was 2024 with 2,238 births. The average person named Cecilia today is 34 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Cheung surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Cheung, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Asian/Pacific Islander at 95.1%.
- Asian and Pacific Islander95.1%
- Two or more races2.0%
- White1.8%
- Hispanic or Latino0.8%
- Black or African American0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.0%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Cecilia has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0227% of the US population, based on 77,704 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Cheung appears at a rate of 6.36 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0064%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 5 people with the full name Cecilia Cheung. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Cecilia
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Other people with the surname Cheung
FAQ
Cecilia Cheung: questions and answers
How many people are named Cecilia Cheung?
We estimate approximately 5 people in the United States share the full name Cecilia Cheung. That works out to about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0227%) with the surname frequency (6.36 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Cecilia Cheung?
We classify Cecilia Cheung as "Very Rare". About 1 in 68,550,868 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Cecilia a male or female name?
Cecilia is predominantly female. Out of 109,169 total SSA registrations, 0.2% were male and 99.8% were female. See the full Cecilia profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.