Recorded 1974–1999 Girls' name Peak 1983 579 births

Ciji — girls' name

579 babies named Ciji in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s5391990s35
1980s
Peak decade

93% of everyone ever named Ciji was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

244 babies were named Ciji in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ciji

The Social Security Administration has registered 579 babies named Ciji between 1974 and 1999, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ciji currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 244 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ciji performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 539 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ciji shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 55 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Ciji in 20 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ciji 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 579 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.

Ciji at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

579

Since 1974

26 years of records

Peak year

1983

244 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1974

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1999

Ciji popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1974

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1983)
244
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
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Ciji by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
539 births that decade — 93% of Ciji's all-time total
1970s51980s5391990s35

Ciji by state

Where Ciji concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ciji
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
55 9.5%
#2 Texas
42 7.3%
#3 California
40 6.9%
#4 Georgia
21 3.6%
#5 South Carolina
21 3.6%
#6 Florida
20 3.5%
#7 North Carolina
20 3.5%
#8 Ohio
16 2.8%
Louisiana share of Ciji's total US births 9.5%
Even split

55 of 579 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.

Ciji appears in 20 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ciji?
579 babies have been named Ciji since 1974. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1983 with 244 births.
When was Ciji most popular?
Ciji was most popular in the 1980s decade with 539 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Where is Ciji most popular?
The top states for the name Ciji are Louisiana (55 births), Texas (42 births), California (40 births).
How long has the name Ciji been used?
Ciji has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 26 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Ciji?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cija. 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, 1974–1999 (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.