Girls' name · since 1988
Cienna
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 3,093 babies named Cienna, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,544 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,600 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,093
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cienna currently ranks #1600 among girls' names in America, with 3,093 babies recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cienna has been recorded 3,093 times among girls since 1988, currently ranked #1600 nationally and more common than 91% of girls, 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 1988 to 2025.
- #3,544 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,600 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,093 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cienna ranks #3,544 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,600 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,093 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,544 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,600 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,093
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cienna's 3,093 recorded births place it above 95.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Cienna compares
3,093 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Cienna's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cienna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,093 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 194 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cienna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cienna's full recorded timeline at 2007, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 194 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cienna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 194
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Cienna by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,143 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Cienna's strongest decade.
1,143 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Cienna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 320
1990s
320 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,143 births
- 2010s
2010s
946 births
- 2020s
2020s
672 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,143 births (37% of all-time use).
How Cienna 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 Cienna's total volume
Cienna by state
Where Cienna concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 681 | 22.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 183 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 121 | 3.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 98 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 97 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Florida | | 76 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 70 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Washington | | 46 | 1.5% |
681 of 3,093 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Cienna appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cienna's data
- Cienna's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (1,143 total births) through the 2020s (672) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ciennas (681 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Cienna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Cienna 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.