Girls' name · since 1986
Cearra
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 337 babies named Cearra, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,960 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 337
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
337 girls have been named Cearra since 1986, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Cearra has 337 recorded births among girls since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2010.
- #14,960 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 337 born since 1986
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cearra ranks #14,960 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 337 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,960 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 337
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cearra's 337 recorded births place it above 79.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cearra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cearra's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cearra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2010
- Peak year (1996)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Cearra by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (193 births, 57% of the file).
1990s was Cearra's strongest decade.
193 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Cearra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s
1990s
193 births
- 2000s
2000s
118 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 193 births (57% of all-time use).
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- Cearra's decade-level peak was the 1990s (193 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cearra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~24 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1986–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Cearra 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 August 2026.