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.
More common than 45% of names given to girls today.
49% of everyone ever named Ciera was born in this single decade.
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
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Current rank
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Ciera popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979
- Peak year (1993)
- 682
- Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
Currently ranks #9727 among girls.
11,359 total births across 46 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1993 with 682 births in a single year.
Ciera popularity over time — boys
5 total births recorded since 1986 (Ciera as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Ciera accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Ciera by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 5,605 births that decade — 49% of Ciera's all-time total
Ciera decade highlights
- Peak decade 5,605 births
- Runner-up 2,810 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Ciera's strongest decade
5,605 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 49% of all-time use.
Ciera by state
Where Ciera concentrates geographically — total births since 1979
| 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% |
935 of 11,359 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 8.2% of nationwide
- Ohio 7.1% of nationwide
- Florida 6.4% of nationwide
- Texas 5.1% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 4.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 42 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 8.2% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Ciera appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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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.