Girls' name · since 1985
Ciaira
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 171 babies named Ciaira, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,412 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 171
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ciaira sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 171 recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Ciaira 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 2007.
- #21,412 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, Ciaira ranks #21,412 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 171 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #21,412 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 171
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ciaira'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.
Ciaira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ciaira splits its recorded history at 1997: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ciaira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2007
- Peak year (1995)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2007.
171 total births across 23 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1995 with 14 births in a single year.
Ciaira by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (93 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Ciaira's strongest decade.
93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Ciaira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s
1990s
93 births
- 2000s
2000s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 93 births (54% of all-time use).
Ciaira decade highlights
- Peak decade 93 births
- Runner-up 60 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Ciaira's data
- Ciaira's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (93 total births) through the 2000s (60) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ciaira: 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 (~22 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, 1985–2007 (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 Ciaira 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.
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