Girls' name · since 1978
Cierra
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 27,623 babies named Cierra, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #880 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,736 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 27,623
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Cierra is the #2736 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 27,623 recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cierra has been recorded 27,623 times among girls since 1978, currently ranked #2736 nationally and more common than 84% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #880 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,736 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 27,623 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cierra ranks #880 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,736 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 27,623 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #880 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,736 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 27,623
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cierra's 27,623 recorded births place it above 98.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Cierra compares
27,623 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Cierra's all-time total is 73x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cierra | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 27,623 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,687 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cierra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cierra splits its recorded history at 2002: 26% of all births land in the more recent half, 74% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 1,687 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cierra popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 1,687
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Cierra popularity over time - boys
36 total births recorded since 1987 (Cierra as boys' name)
Cierra by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (14,056 births, 51% of the file).
1990s was Cierra's strongest decade.
14,056 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Cierra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 3,708
1980s
3,708 births
- 1990s
1990s
14,056 births
- 2000s
2000s
8,318 births
- 2010s 1,222
2010s
1,222 births
- 2020s 301
2020s
301 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 14,056 births (51% of all-time use).
How Cierra 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 Cierra's total volume
Cierra by state
Where Cierra concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,085 | 7.5% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 1,883 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,805 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,580 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 1,280 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 1,190 | 4.3% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 1,176 | 4.3% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 1,132 | 4.1% |
2,085 of 27,623 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Cierra appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cierra's data
- Cierra's decade-level peak was the 1990s (14,056 total births); usage has since declined to 301 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cierras (2,085 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cierra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Cierra 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.