Girls' name · since 1972
Ciara
Ciara has 34,876 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #751 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,408 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 34,876
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
34,876 babies have been named Ciara since 1972, making it today's #1408 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Ciara recorded 34,876 times among girls since 1972, holding rank #1408 nationally today, ahead of 92% of girls, 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 1972 to 2025.
- #751 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,408 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 34,876 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ciara ranks #751 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,408 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 34,876 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #751 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,408 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 34,876
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ciara's 34,876 recorded births place it above 98.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ciara compares
34,876 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Ciara's all-time total is 93x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ciara | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 34,876 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,325 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ciara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ciara's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 2,325, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ciara popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 2,325
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Ciara popularity over time - boys
7 total births recorded since 1989 (Ciara as boys' name)
Ciara by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (13,068 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Ciara's strongest decade.
13,068 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Ciara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 232
1970s
232 births
- 1980s 4,445
1980s
4,445 births
- 1990s
1990s
13,068 births
- 2000s
2000s
12,046 births
- 2010s 3,996
2010s
3,996 births
- 2020s 1,089
2020s
1,089 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 13,068 births (37% of all-time use).
How Ciara 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 Ciara's total volume
Ciara by state
Where Ciara concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,065 | 8.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 2,858 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 2,541 | 7.3% |
| #4 | Texas | | 2,400 | 6.9% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 1,629 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 1,625 | 4.7% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 1,421 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 1,241 | 3.6% |
3,065 of 34,876 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Ciara appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ciara's data
- Ciara's decade-level peak was the 1990s (13,068 total births); usage has since declined to 1,089 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ciaras (3,065 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Ciara
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ciara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Ciara 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.