Girls' name · since 1900
Cyrena
Since 1900, U.S. Social Security records show 822 babies named Cyrena, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,574 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 822
- born since 1900
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cyrena is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 822 have been recorded since 1900.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cyrena has been recorded 822 times among girls since 1900, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2023.
- #8,574 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 822 born since 1900
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cyrena ranks #8,574 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 822 born since 1900, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,574 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 822
- born since 1900
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cyrena's 822 recorded births place it above 88.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Cyrena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cyrena's full recorded timeline at 1979, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1919, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cyrena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2023
- Peak year (1993)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 124 years of records
Cyrena by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (206 births, 25% of the file).
1990s was Cyrena's strongest decade.
206 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Cyrena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s 24
1920s
24 births
- 1930s 23
1930s
23 births
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
- 1950s 49
1950s
49 births
- 1960s 65
1960s
65 births
- 1970s
1970s
104 births
- 1980s
1980s
161 births
- 1990s
1990s
206 births
- 2000s
2000s
96 births
- 2010s 43
2010s
43 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 206 births (25% of all-time use).
How Cyrena compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Cyrena's total volume
Cyrena by state
Where Cyrena concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 41 | 5.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
41 of 822 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Cyrena's data
- Cyrena's decade-level peak was the 1990s (206 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cyrenas (41 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Cyrena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~123 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, 1900–2023 (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 Cyrena 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.