US rank #10473 Girls' name Peak 1997 3,352 births

Ciarra — #10473 US girls' name

3,352 babies named Ciarra in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s4251990s15442000s11872010s1742020s17
#10473
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 41% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Ciarra was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

206 babies were named Ciarra in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ciarra

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,352 babies named Ciarra between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ciarra currently holds the #10473 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 206 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ciarra performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 1,544 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ciarra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 264 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Ciarra in 26 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ciarra in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,352 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ciarra at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,352

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

1997

206 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#10,473

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ciarra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1997)
206
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
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Ciarra by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
1,544 births that decade — 46% of Ciarra's all-time total
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Ciarra by state

Where Ciarra concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ciarra
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%
California share of Ciarra's total US births 7.9%
Even split

264 of 3,352 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.

Ciarra appears in 26 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ciarra?
3,352 babies have been named Ciarra since 1979. It currently ranks #10473 among girls. The peak year was 1997 with 206 births.
When was Ciarra most popular?
Ciarra was most popular in the 1990s decade with 1,544 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Ciarra most popular?
The top states for the name Ciarra are California (264 births), New York (201 births), Florida (180 births).
How long has the name Ciarra been used?
Ciarra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ciarra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ciara, Cianna, Ciana, Ciani, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1979–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.