Girls' name · since 1979
Ciani
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 726 babies named Ciani, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,304 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,462 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 726
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ciani is the #5462 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 726 recorded since 1979.
Ciani has 726 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5462 as of the latest data, more common than 68% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #9,304 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,462 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 726 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ciani ranks #9,304 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,462 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 726 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,304 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,462 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 726
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ciani's 726 recorded births place it above 87.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Ciani compares
726 Top 38% higher than 62% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ciani's all-time total is 93% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ciani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 726 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ciani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ciani's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 45, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ciani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Ciani by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (366 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Ciani's strongest decade.
366 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Ciani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 136
1990s
136 births
- 2000s
2000s
366 births
- 2010s 119
2010s
119 births
- 2020s 100
2020s
100 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 366 births (50% of all-time use).
How Ciani compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ciani's total volume
Ciani by state
Where Ciani concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 283 | 39.0% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 64 | 8.8% |
283 of 726 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Ciani's data
- Ciani's decade-level peak was the 2000s (366 total births); usage has since declined to 100 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Cianis (283 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ciani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Ciani 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.