Girls' name · since 1993

Cierah

Cierah has 107 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#26,356 of 72,339
all-time among girls
107
born since 1993
2000s
peak decade

Cierah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 107 recorded since 1993.

Cierah has 107 recorded births among girls since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2006.

  • #26,356 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 107 born since 1993
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cierah ranks #26,356 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 107 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.

#26,356 of 72,339
all-time among girls
107
born since 1993
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Cierah's 107 recorded births place it above 63.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Cierah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Cierah's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Cierah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2006

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (2002)
14
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
46810121416 1993199619982000200220042006 7

Cierah by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (69 births, 64% of the file).

2000s was Cierah's strongest decade.

69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.

Cierah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 69 births (64% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cierah?
Since 1993, Social Security records show 107 babies named Cierah. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #26,356 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2006. Its busiest year on record was 2002, with 14 births.
Where does Cierah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cierah ranks #26,356 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Cierah most popular?
Cierah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Cierah been used?
Cierah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 14 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Cierah?
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.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Cierah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1993–2006 (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 Cierah 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.