Girls' name · since 1989
Ciarah
Ciarah has 260 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,205 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 260
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
260 girls have been named Ciarah since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ciarah has been recorded 260 times among girls since 1989, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2015.
- #17,205 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 260 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ciarah ranks #17,205 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 260 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,205 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 260
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ciarah's 260 recorded births place it above 76.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Ciarah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ciarah's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ciarah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2015
- Peak year (2005)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Ciarah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (156 births, 60% of the file).
2000s was Ciarah's strongest decade.
156 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Ciarah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
70 births
- 2000s
2000s
156 births
- 2010s 29
2010s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 156 births (60% of all-time use).
Ciarah by state
Where Ciarah concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11 | 4.2% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.9% |
11 of 260 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Ciarah's data
- Ciarah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (156 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Ciarahs (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ciarah: 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 (~26 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, 1989–2015 (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 Ciarah 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.