Girls' name · since 1979
Ciarra
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 3,352 babies named Ciarra, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,346 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,352
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ciarra sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 3,352 recorded since 1979.
Ciarra has 3,352 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2024.
- #3,346 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,352 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ciarra ranks #3,346 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,352 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,346 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,352
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ciarra's 3,352 recorded births place it above 95.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Ciarra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ciarra splits its recorded history at 2001: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 206 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ciarra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2024
- Peak year (1997)
- 206
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Ciarra by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,544 births, 46% of the file).
1990s was Ciarra's strongest decade.
1,544 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Ciarra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 425
1980s
425 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,544 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,187 births
- 2010s 174
2010s
174 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,544 births (46% of all-time use).
How Ciarra 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 Ciarra's total volume
Ciarra by state
Where Ciarra concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 264 | 7.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 201 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 180 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Texas | | 173 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 165 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 129 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 90 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 72 | 2.1% |
264 of 3,352 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Ciarra appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ciarra's data
- Ciarra's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,544 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ciarras (264 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ciarra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1979–2024 (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 Ciarra 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.