Ciara
- #1,406 for girls in 2025, 155 births
- Last seen for boys in 1989 at #6,229
- Given to girls >99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2005 · 2,325 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 34,876since 1972
Ciara over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Ciara has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,406 | 155 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,358 | 168 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,330 | 170 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,246 | 193 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,143 | 215 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,214 | 188 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,170 | 204 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,006 | 259 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,054 | 244 | — | |
| 2016 | #869 | 324 | — | |
| 2015 | #757 | 372 | — | |
| 2014 | #672 | 424 | — | |
| 2013 | #647 | 437 | — | |
| 2012 | #602 | 475 | — | |
| 2011 | #524 | 556 | — | |
| 2010 | #439 | 701 | — | |
| 2009 | #364 | 888 | — | |
| 2008 | #322 | 1,041 | — | |
| 2007 | #257 | 1,364 | — | |
| 2006 | #213 | 1,609 | — | |
| 2005 | #149 | 2,325 | — | |
| 2004 | #322 | 980 | — | |
| 2003 | #383 | 791 | — | |
| 2002 | #335 | 904 | — | |
| 2001 | #315 | 1,005 | — | |
| 2000 | #282 | 1,139 | — | |
| 1999 | #256 | 1,219 | — | |
| 1998 | #250 | 1,232 | — | |
| 1997 | #211 | 1,401 | — | |
| 1996 | #205 | 1,429 | — | |
| 1995 | #187 | 1,586 | — | |
| 1994 | #208 | 1,401 | — | |
| 1993 | #205 | 1,436 | — | |
| 1992 | #210 | 1,370 | — | |
| 1991 | #266 | 1,050 | — | |
| 1990 | #294 | 944 | — | |
| 1989 | #295 | 884 | #6,229 | 7 |
| 1988 | #354 | 703 | — | |
| 1987 | #314 | 770 | — | |
| 1986 | #330 | 733 | — | |
| 1985 | #409 | 549 | — | |
| 1984 | #705 | 235 | — | |
| 1983 | #869 | 175 | — | |
| 1982 | #859 | 179 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,128 | 122 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,328 | 95 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,555 | 74 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,987 | 48 | — | |
| 1977 | #2,423 | 36 | — | |
| 1976 | #2,792 | 27 | — | |
| 1975 | #2,811 | 26 | — | |
| 1974 | #3,863 | 16 | — | |
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| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | — | |
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First appearance
1972
The first year at least five girls were named Ciara! It came in at #8,292, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1972–1973, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Ciara is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Illinois#797 · 1 in 4,030
- Michigan#863 · 1 in 4,466
- Florida#864 · 1 in 4,820
- Massachusetts#873 · 1 in 4,806
- Tennessee#983 · 1 in 5,346
Best ever in a state: #62 in South Dakota, 2005.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | #797 | 11 | 1 in 4,030 |
| Michigan | #863 | 8 | 1 in 4,466 |
| Florida | #864 | 18 | 1 in 4,820 |
| Massachusetts | #873 | 5 | 1 in 4,806 |
| Tennessee | #983 | 6 | 1 in 5,346 |
| New York | #1,028 | 14 | 1 in 5,595 |
| Virginia | #1,037 | 6 | 1 in 5,624 |
| New Jersey | #1,168 | 5 | 1 in 7,100 |
| Georgia | #1,213 | 7 | 1 in 6,458 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,392 | 5 | 1 in 9,338 |
| Texas | #1,406 | 17 | 1 in 9,444 |
| Ohio | #1,438 | 5 | 1 in 9,454 |
| California | #1,742 | 12 | 1 in 13,477 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Ciara
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 192 spots since 2020 (#1,214 → #1,406)
- Biggest jump: 296 spots in 1985
- Biggest drop: 185 spots in 2017
Rise & fade · girls
33 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1972
- Peaked 2005 at #149 (2,325 births)
- Births halved by 2008, 3 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 35 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 35 yrs · run 1982–2016
Share of babies · girls
1 in 795
- Highest: 1 in 795 girls born in 2005 were named Ciara (0.13%)
- Latest: 1 in 10,369 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
- 37.5% of all girls named Ciara (13,068) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 232 | #1,555 (1979) | #3,389 |
| 1980s | 4,445 | #295 (1989) | #659 |
| 1990s | 13,068 | #187 (1995) | #229 |
| 2000s | 12,046 | #149 (2005) | #294 |
| 2010s | 3,996 | #439 (2010) | #774 |
| 2020s | 1,089 | #1,143 (2021) | #1,283 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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