Girls' name · since 1957
Ceresa
Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 28 babies named Ceresa, peaking in 1984. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #41,658 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 1957
- 1950s
- peak decade
Ceresa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 28 have been recorded since 1957.
Ceresa has 28 recorded births among girls since 1957, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 1984.
- #41,658 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 28 born since 1957
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ceresa ranks #41,658 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1957, peaking in the 1950s.
- #41,658 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 1957
- 1950s
- peak decade
Ceresa's 28 recorded births place it above 41.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ceresa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ceresa's SSA record in two at 1962 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1984 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ceresa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1984
- Peak year (1984)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Ceresa by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (11 births, 39% of the file).
1950s was Ceresa's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Ceresa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
11 births
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 11 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Ceresa's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1980s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ceresa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1957–1984 (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 Ceresa 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.