US rank #9727 Girls' name Peak 1993 11,359 births

Ciera — #9727 US girls' name

11,359 babies named Ciera in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s23831990s56052000s28102010s4922020s64
#9727
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 45% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Ciera was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

682 babies were named Ciera in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ciera

The Social Security Administration has registered 11,359 babies named Ciera between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ciera currently holds the #9727 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 682 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ciera performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 5,605 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ciera shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 935 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Ciera in 42 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ciera 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 11,359 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.

Ciera at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

11,359

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

1993

682 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#9,727

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ciera popularity over time — girls

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1993)
682
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
-2000200400600800 202420182012200620001994198819821979 5

Ciera popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1986 (Ciera as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1986 5

Ciera by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
5,605 births that decade — 49% of Ciera's all-time total
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Ciera by state

Where Ciera concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ciera
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
935 8.2%
#2 Ohio
812 7.1%
#3 Florida
722 6.4%
#4 Texas
583 5.1%
#5 Pennsylvania
472 4.2%
#6 Michigan
467 4.1%
#7 Illinois
449 4.0%
#8 Georgia
448 3.9%
California share of Ciera's total US births 8.2%
Even split

935 of 11,359 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.

Ciera appears in 42 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ciera?
11,359 babies have been named Ciera since 1979. It currently ranks #9727 among girls. The peak year was 1993 with 682 births.
When was Ciera most popular?
Ciera was most popular in the 1990s decade with 5,605 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Ciera most popular?
The top states for the name Ciera are California (935 births), Ohio (812 births), Florida (722 births).
How long has the name Ciera been used?
Ciera has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ciera?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cierra, Cielo, Cienna, Cieara, 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.