Recorded 1987–2009 Girls' name Peak 1998 283 births

Cierrah — girls' name

283 babies named Cierrah in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s1222000s156

The verdict

283 girls have been named Cierrah since 1987, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2009.

283
total births
1987–2009
years on record
2000s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Cierrah was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

30 babies were named Cierrah in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cierrah

The Social Security Administration has registered 283 babies named Cierrah between 1987 and 2009, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cierrah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cierrah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 156 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Cierrah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Cierrah in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cierrah 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 283 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.

Cierrah at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

283

Since 1987

23 years of records

Peak year

1998

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1987

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2009

Cierrah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1987

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1998)
30
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
010203040 2009200520021999199619931987 5

Cierrah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
156 births that decade — 55% of Cierrah's all-time total
1980s51990s1222000s156

Cierrah by state

Where Cierrah concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Cierrah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
15 5.3%
#2 Pennsylvania
6 2.1%
#3 Texas
5 1.8%
California share of Cierrah's total US births 5.3%
Even split

15 of 283 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cierrah?
283 babies have been named Cierrah since 1987. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1998 with 30 births.
When was Cierrah most popular?
Cierrah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 156 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Cierrah most popular?
The top states for the name Cierrah are California (15 births), Pennsylvania (6 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Cierrah been used?
Cierrah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 23 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Cierrah?
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.

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, 1987–2009 (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.