Girls' name · since 1966
Cerina
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 548 babies named Cerina, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,198 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,147 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 548
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
548 babies have been named Cerina since 1966, making it today's #12147 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cerina has been recorded 548 times among girls since 1966, currently ranked #12147 nationally and more common than 30% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #11,198 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,147 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 548 born since 1966
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cerina ranks #11,198 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,147 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 548 born since 1966, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,198 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,147 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 548
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cerina's 548 recorded births place it above 84.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Cerina compares
548 Top 43% higher than 57% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cerina's all-time total is 46% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cerina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 548 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cerina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cerina's full recorded timeline at 1997, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cerina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Cerina by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (185 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Cerina's strongest decade.
185 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Cerina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 25
1960s
25 births
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s 57
1980s
57 births
- 1990s
1990s
180 births
- 2000s
2000s
185 births
- 2010s 55
2010s
55 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 185 births (34% of all-time use).
How Cerina compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Cerina's total volume
Cerina by state
Where Cerina concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 86 | 15.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 7 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.9% |
86 of 548 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Cerina's data
- Cerina's decade-level peak was the 2000s (185 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cerinas (86 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Cerina
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cerina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1966–2025 (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 Cerina 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.