Recorded 1957–1984 Girls' name Peak 1984 28 births

Ceresa — girls' name

28 babies named Ceresa in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111960s51970s51980s7

The verdict

28 girls have been named Ceresa since 1957, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1984.

28
total births
1957–1984
years on record
1950s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Ceresa was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

7 babies were named Ceresa in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ceresa

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Ceresa between 1957 and 1984, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ceresa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ceresa performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ceresa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ceresa 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 28 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.

Ceresa at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

28

Since 1957

28 years of records

Peak year

1984

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1957

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1984

Ceresa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1957

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1984)
7
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
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Ceresa by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
11 births that decade — 39% of Ceresa's all-time total
1950s111960s51970s51980s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ceresa?
28 babies have been named Ceresa since 1957. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1984 with 7 births.
When was Ceresa most popular?
Ceresa was most popular in the 1950s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Ceresa been used?
Ceresa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 28 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Ceresa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cera, Cerenity, Cerise, Cerena, 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, 1957–1984 (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.