US rank #9579 Girls' name Peak 2006 585 births

Cira — #9579 US girls' name

585 babies named Cira in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s151920s101930s51940s241950s131960s211970s571980s631990s1072000s1412010s982020s31
#9579
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 46% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Cira was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

26 babies were named Cira in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cira

The Social Security Administration has registered 585 babies named Cira between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cira currently holds the #9579 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cira performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 141 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Cira shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Cira in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cira 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 585 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.

Cira at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

585

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

2006

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,579

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
26
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
051015202530 202420152007199919911981197219461915 5

Cira by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
141 births that decade — 24% of Cira's all-time total
1910s151920s101930s51940s241950s131960s211970s571980s631990s1072000s1412010s982020s31

Cira by state

Where Cira concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Cira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
16 2.7%
#2 California
5 0.9%
New York share of Cira's total US births 2.7%
Even split

16 of 585 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cira?
585 babies have been named Cira since 1915. It currently ranks #9579 among girls. The peak year was 2006 with 26 births.
When was Cira most popular?
Cira was most popular in the 2000s decade with 141 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Cira most popular?
The top states for the name Cira are New York (16 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Cira been used?
Cira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cirilla, Circe, Cire, Ciria, 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, 1915–2024 (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.