Recorded 1987–2000 Girls' name Peak 1987 53 births

Cetera — girls' name

53 babies named Cetera in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s331990s142000s6

The verdict

53 girls have been named Cetera since 1987, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2000.

53
total births
1987–2000
years on record
1980s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Cetera was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

22 babies were named Cetera in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cetera

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Cetera between 1987 and 2000, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cetera currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cetera performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Cetera shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cetera 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 53 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.

Cetera at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

53

Since 1987

14 years of records

Peak year

1987

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1987

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2000

Cetera popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1987

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1987)
22
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
0510152025 200019981993198919881987 22

Cetera by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
33 births that decade — 62% of Cetera's all-time total
1980s331990s142000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cetera?
53 babies have been named Cetera since 1987. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1987 with 22 births.
When was Cetera most popular?
Cetera was most popular in the 1980s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Cetera been used?
Cetera has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 14 years of data through 2000.

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, 1987–2000 (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.