Recorded 1983–2001 Girls' name Peak 1996 114 births

Quiera — girls' name

114 babies named Quiera in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s211990s802000s13
1990s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Quiera was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

12 babies were named Quiera in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Quiera

The Social Security Administration has registered 114 babies named Quiera between 1983 and 2001, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Quiera currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Quiera performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Quiera shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Quiera 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 114 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.

Quiera at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

114

Since 1983

19 years of records

Peak year

1996

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1983

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2001

Quiera popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1983

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1996)
12
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
468101214 20011999199719951993199019881983 5

Quiera by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
80 births that decade — 70% of Quiera's all-time total
1980s211990s802000s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quiera?
114 babies have been named Quiera since 1983. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1996 with 12 births.
When was Quiera most popular?
Quiera was most popular in the 1990s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Quiera been used?
Quiera has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 19 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Quiera?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Quinn, Quincy, Quiana, Quintina, 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, 1983–2001 (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.