Recorded 1982–2009 Girls' name Peak 1991 528 births

Cieara — girls' name

528 babies named Cieara in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s1661990s2462000s116
1990s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Cieara was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

37 babies were named Cieara in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cieara

The Social Security Administration has registered 528 babies named Cieara between 1982 and 2009, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cieara currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cieara performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 246 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Cieara shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Cieara in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cieara 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 528 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.

Cieara at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

528

Since 1982

28 years of records

Peak year

1991

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1982

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2009

Cieara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1982

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1991)
37
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
010203040 20092004200019961992198819841982 12

Cieara by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
246 births that decade — 47% of Cieara's all-time total
1980s1661990s2462000s116

Cieara by state

Where Cieara concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Cieara
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
15 2.8%
#2 Illinois
10 1.9%
#3 Michigan
6 1.1%
#4 Indiana
5 0.9%
Ohio share of Cieara's total US births 2.8%
Even split

15 of 528 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cieara?
528 babies have been named Cieara since 1982. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1991 with 37 births.
When was Cieara most popular?
Cieara was most popular in the 1990s decade with 246 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Cieara most popular?
The top states for the name Cieara are Ohio (15 births), Illinois (10 births), Michigan (6 births).
How long has the name Cieara been used?
Cieara has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 28 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Cieara?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cierra, Ciera, Cielo, Cienna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1982–2009 (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.