Girls' name · since 1998

Ceana

Ceana has 294 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

294
total births
1998–2020
years on record
2000s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade

Ceana is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 294 have been recorded since 1998.

Ceana has 294 recorded births among girls since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2020.

  • 294 total births
  • 1998–2020 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 58% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

294 girls have been named Ceana since 1998, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2020.

294
total births
1998–2020
years on record
2000s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Ceana was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

26 babies were named Ceana in 2002 - its busiest year on record.

Ceana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Ceana's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Ceana at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

294

Since 1998

23 years of records

Peak year

2002

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1998

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2020

Ceana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2002)
26
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
051015202530 19982001200420072010201320182020 5

Ceana by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

2000s was Ceana's strongest decade.

170 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.

Ceana births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 170 births (58% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Ceana by state

Where Ceana concentrates geographically, total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ceana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 2.0%
California share of Ceana's total US births 2.0%

6 of 294 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ceana?
Since 1998, Social Security records show 294 babies named Ceana. The most recent recorded year was 2020. Its busiest year on record was 2002, with 26 births.
When was Ceana most popular?
Ceana was most popular in the 2000s decade with 170 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Ceana most popular?
The top states for the name Ceana are California (6 births).
How long has the name Ceana been used?
The SSA has tracked Ceana since 1998 -- 23 years through the most recent 2020 data.
What names are similar to Ceana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ceara, Ceanna, Ceaira, Cearra, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Ceana's data

  • Ceana's decade-level peak was the 2000s (170 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Ceanas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ceana: Baby Name Since 1998 - 294 Births, Peak 2002." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ceana. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ceana draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.