Recorded 1966–2022 Girls' name Peak 2000 541 births

Cerina — girls' name

541 babies named Cerina in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s251970s241980s571990s1802000s1852010s552020s15
2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Cerina was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

32 babies were named Cerina in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cerina

The Social Security Administration has registered 541 babies named Cerina between 1966 and 2022, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cerina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cerina performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 185 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Cerina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 86 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Cerina in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cerina 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 541 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.

Cerina at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

541

Since 1966

57 years of records

Peak year

2000

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1966

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2022

Cerina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1966

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2000)
32
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
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Cerina by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
185 births that decade — 34% of Cerina's all-time total
1960s251970s241980s571990s1802000s1852010s552020s15

Cerina by state

Where Cerina concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Cerina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
86 15.9%
#2 Texas
7 1.3%
#3 Florida
5 0.9%
California share of Cerina's total US births 15.9%
Even split

86 of 541 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cerina?
541 babies have been named Cerina since 1966. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2000 with 32 births.
When was Cerina most popular?
Cerina was most popular in the 2000s decade with 185 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Cerina most popular?
The top states for the name Cerina are California (86 births), Texas (7 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Cerina been used?
Cerina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 57 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Cerina?
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, 1966–2022 (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.