Recorded 1974–2016 Girls' name Peak 1991 1,510 births

Ceara — girls' name

1,510 babies named Ceara in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s231980s1871990s9082000s3192010s73
1990s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Ceara was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

143 babies were named Ceara in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ceara

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,510 babies named Ceara between 1974 and 2016, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ceara currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 143 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ceara performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 908 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ceara shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 70 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Ceara in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ceara in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,510 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ceara at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

1,510

Since 1974

43 years of records

Peak year

1991

143 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1974

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2016

Ceara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1974

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1991)
143
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
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Ceara by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
908 births that decade — 60% of Ceara's all-time total
1970s231980s1871990s9082000s3192010s73

Ceara by state

Where Ceara concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ceara
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
70 4.6%
#2 New York
55 3.6%
#3 Ohio
50 3.3%
#4 Pennsylvania
34 2.3%
#5 Texas
34 2.3%
#6 Florida
31 2.1%
#7 Illinois
21 1.4%
#8 Georgia
15 1.0%
California share of Ceara's total US births 4.6%
Even split

70 of 1,510 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Ceara appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ceara?
1,510 babies have been named Ceara since 1974. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1991 with 143 births.
When was Ceara most popular?
Ceara was most popular in the 1990s decade with 908 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Ceara most popular?
The top states for the name Ceara are California (70 births), New York (55 births), Ohio (50 births).
How long has the name Ceara been used?
Ceara has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 43 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Ceara?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ceanna, Ceaira, Cearra, Ceana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.