Girls' name · since 1987
Cetera
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 53 babies named Cetera, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #34,275 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 53
- born since 1987
- 1980s
- peak decade
53 girls have been named Cetera since 1987, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Cetera has 53 recorded births among girls since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2000.
- #34,275 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 53 born since 1987
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cetera ranks #34,275 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 53 born since 1987, peaking in the 1980s.
- #34,275 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 53
- born since 1987
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cetera's 53 recorded births place it above 52.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cetera's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cetera's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cetera popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2000
- Peak year (1987)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Cetera by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (33 births, 62% of the file).
1980s was Cetera's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Cetera births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
33 births
- 1990s
1990s
14 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 33 births (62% of all-time use).
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- Cetera's decade-level peak was the 1980s (33 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- 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.
Keep exploring Cetera
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cetera: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1987–2000 (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 Cetera 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.