Girls' name · since 1985
Cerra
Cerra has 171 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,410 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 171
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cerra is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 171 have been recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Cerra recorded 171 times among girls since 1985, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2012.
- #21,410 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 171 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cerra ranks #21,410 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 171 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #21,410 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 171
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cerra's 171 recorded births place it above 70.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cerra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cerra's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cerra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2012
- Peak year (1995)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Cerra by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (102 births, 60% of the file).
1990s was Cerra's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Cerra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
102 births
- 2000s
2000s
44 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 102 births (60% of all-time use).
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- Cerra's decade-level peak was the 1990s (102 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cerra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
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, 1985–2012 (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 Cerra 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.