Boys' name · since 1901

Cipriano

Since 1901, U.S. Social Security records show 2,226 babies named Cipriano, peaking in 1930. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#3,079 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,467 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
2,226
born since 1901
1970s
peak decade

Cipriano currently ranks #6467 among boys' names in America, with 2,226 babies recorded since 1901.

Social Security Administration records show Cipriano recorded 2,226 times among boys since 1901, holding rank #6467 nationally today, ahead of 54% of boys, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1901 to 2025.

  • #3,079 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #6,467 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 2,226 born since 1901
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cipriano ranks #3,079 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,467 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,226 born since 1901, peaking in the 1970s.

#3,079 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,467 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
2,226
born since 1901
1970s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%53.5%
Cipriano vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Cipriano's 2,226 recorded births place it above 93.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Cipriano compares

2,226 Top 21% higher than 79% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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

Cipriano's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Cipriano Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 2,226 369 358,536
Peak-year births 43 34 22,252

Cipriano's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Cipriano splits its recorded history at 1967: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1901 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1930 peak of 43 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Cipriano popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1901–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1930)
43
Annual births at peak, across 125 years of records
01020304050 190119231938195319681983199820132025 13

Cipriano by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (244 births, 11% of the file).

1970s was Cipriano's strongest decade.

244 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 11% of all-time use.

Cipriano births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 244 births (11% of all-time use).

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

How Cipriano compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Cipriano's total volume

Cipriano vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -112, 2.6%-116, 1.8%-53, 4.6%-117, 2.3%-46, 5%-146, 2.3%-106, 10.6%-53, 12.3%-142, 4%-27, 6.2%-67, 3.8%-52, 4.9%-115, 2.3%-108, 4%-63, 3.6%Cipriano-125, 1.9%Cipriano
Cipriano vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Cipriano by state

Where Cipriano concentrates geographically, total births since 1901

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Cipriano
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
899 40.4%
#2 California
257 11.5%
#3 New Mexico
128 5.8%
#4 Arizona
6 0.3%
Texas share of Cipriano's total US births 40.4%
Even split

899 of 2,226 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cipriano? ▼
2,226 babies have been named Cipriano since 1901. All-time, it sits at #3,079 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #6,467 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 1930 with 43 births.
Where does Cipriano sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cipriano ranks #3,079 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,467 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Cipriano most popular? ▼
Cipriano was most popular in the 1970s decade with 244 total births. The single peak year was 1930.
Where is Cipriano most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Cipriano are Texas (899 births), California (257 births), New Mexico (128 births).
How long has the name Cipriano been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Cipriano since 1901 -- 125 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Cipriano? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ciprian. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Cipriano's data

  • Cipriano's decade-level peak was the 1970s (244 total births); usage has since declined to 75 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Ciprianos (899 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Cipriano

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Cipriano: 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, 1901–2025 (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 Cipriano 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.