Cerra — girls' name
171 babies named Cerra in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
171 girls have been named Cerra since 1985, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2012.
- 171
- total births
- 1985–2012
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 60%
- born in that decade
60% of everyone ever named Cerra was born in this single decade.
13 babies were named Cerra in 1995 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Cerra
The Social Security Administration has registered 171 babies named Cerra between 1985 and 2012, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cerra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 13 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Cerra performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 102 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cerra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Cerra 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 171 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.
Cerra at a glance
Last recorded 2012Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Cerra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1985
- Peak year (1995)
- 13
- Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2012.
171 total births across 28 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1995 with 13 births in a single year.
Cerra by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 102 births that decade — 60% of Cerra's all-time total
Cerra decade highlights
- Peak decade 102 births
- Runner-up 44 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Cerra's strongest decade
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 60% of all-time use.
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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, 1985–2012 (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.