Unisex name · since 1997
Cire
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 309 babies named Cire, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,406 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,320 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 309
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
309 babies have been named Cire since 1997, making it today's #6320 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cire has been recorded 309 times among boys since 1997, currently ranked #6320 nationally and more common than 55% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #10,406 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,320 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 309 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cire ranks #10,406 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,320 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 309 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,406 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,320 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 309
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cire's 309 recorded births place it above 77.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Cire compares
309 46th percentile among 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
Cire's all-time total is 16% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cire | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 309 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cire's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cire splits its recorded history at 2013: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cire popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Currently ranks #6320 among boys.
309 total births across 29 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2019 with 21 births in a single year.
Cire popularity over time - girls
178 total births recorded since 1996 (Cire as girls' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The girls' variant of Cire accounts for 37% of total recorded use across both genders.
Cire by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (136 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Cire's strongest decade.
136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Cire births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
- 2000s
2000s
81 births
- 2010s
2010s
136 births
- 2020s
2020s
78 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 136 births (44% of all-time use).
Cire decade highlights
- Peak decade 136 births
- Runner-up 81 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Cire by state
Where Cire concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.6% |
5 of 309 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Pennsylvania 1.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Pennsylvania accounts for 1.6% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Cire's data
- Cire's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (136 total births) through the 2020s (78) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Cires (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Cire: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Cire 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.
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