Girls' name · since 1967
Circe
298 babies named Circe in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,948 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,796 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 298
- born since 1967
- 2020s
- peak decade
298 babies have been named Circe since 1967, making it today's #4796 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Circe recorded 298 times among girls since 1967, holding rank #4796 nationally today, ahead of 72% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2025.
- #15,948 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,796 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 298 born since 1967
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Circe ranks #15,948 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,796 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 298 born since 1967, peaking in the 2020s.
- #15,948 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,796 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 298
- born since 1967
- 2020s
- peak decade
Circe's 298 recorded births place it above 77.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Circe compares
298 45th percentile among 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
Circe's all-time total is 21% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Circe | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 298 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 21 | 19,840 |
Circe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Circe's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 34, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Circe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Circe by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (152 births, 51% of the file).
2020s was Circe's strongest decade.
152 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Circe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s 39
2000s
39 births
- 2010s 57
2010s
57 births
- 2020s
2020s
152 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 152 births (51% of all-time use).
Circe by state
Where Circe concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 28 | 9.4% |
| #2 | California | | 25 | 8.4% |
28 of 298 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Circe's data
- Texas records the most Circes (28 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Circe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1967–2025 (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 Circe 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.