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

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Peak · girls
2005 · 2,325 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
34,876
since 1972

Ciara over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Ciara has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #149, 2005girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,406155
2024#1,358168
2023#1,330170
2022#1,246193
2021#1,143215
2020#1,214188
2019#1,170204
2018#1,006259
2017#1,054244
2016#869324
2015#757372
2014#672424
2013#647437
2012#602475
2011#524556
2010#439701
2009#364888
2008#3221,041
2007#2571,364
2006#2131,609
2005#1492,325
2004#322980
2003#383791
2002#335904
2001#3151,005
2000#2821,139
1999#2561,219
1998#2501,232
1997#2111,401
1996#2051,429
1995#1871,586
1994#2081,401
1993#2051,436
1992#2101,370
1991#2661,050
1990#294944
1989#295884#6,2297
1988#354703
1987#314770
1986#330733
1985#409549
1984#705235
1983#869175
1982#859179
1981#1,128122
1980#1,32895
1979#1,55574
1978#1,98748
1977#2,42336
1976#2,79227
1975#2,81126
1974#3,86316
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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 1989

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara, so not publishedNHWashington: #264 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,474 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #407 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,143 girlsMNIllinois: #311 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,034 girlsILWisconsin: #407 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,255 girlsWIMichigan: #241 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,591 girlsMINew York: #348 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 2,121 girlsNYMassachusetts: #589 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,499 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara, so not publishedRIOregon: #379 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,295 girlsORNevada: #255 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,229 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara, so not publishedSDIowa: #358 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,643 girlsIAIndiana: #300 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,908 girlsINOhio: #155 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 873 girlsOHPennsylvania: #286 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,941 girlsPANew Jersey: #220 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,411 girlsNJConnecticut: #370 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,731 girlsCTCalifornia: #543 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 3,697 girlsCAUtah: #406 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,240 girlsUTColorado: #395 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,573 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara, so not publishedNEMissouri: #195 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,205 girlsMOKentucky: #197 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,183 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara, so not publishedWVVirginia: #146 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 843 girlsVAMaryland: #182 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,154 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara, so not publishedDEArizona: #285 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,496 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara, so not publishedNMKansas: #154 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 785 girlsKSArkansas: #323 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,082 girlsARTennessee: #228 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,418 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #261 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,769 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #306 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,980 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #350 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,156 girlsOKLouisiana: #186 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,030 girlsLAMississippi: #319 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,712 girlsMSAlabama: #246 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,511 girlsALGeorgia: #216 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,308 girlsGAHawaii: #214 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 842 girlsHITexas: #489 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 3,176 girlsTXFlorida: #194 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 1,167 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Virginia#146 · 1 in 843
  2. Kansas#154 · 1 in 785
  3. Ohio#155 · 1 in 873
  4. Maryland#182 · 1 in 1,154
  5. Louisiana#186 · 1 in 1,030

Best ever in a state: #62 in South Dakota, 2005.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Virginia#146441 in 843
Kansas#154181 in 785
Ohio#155801 in 873
Maryland#182241 in 1,154
Louisiana#186251 in 1,030
Florida#194661 in 1,167
Missouri#195271 in 1,205
Kentucky#197181 in 1,183
Hawaii#21461 in 842
Georgia#216321 in 1,308
New Jersey#220341 in 1,411
Tennessee#228211 in 1,418
Michigan#241381 in 1,591
Alabama#246151 in 1,511
Nevada#25551 in 1,229
North Carolina#261231 in 1,769
Washington#264201 in 1,474
Arizona#285171 in 1,496
Pennsylvania#286371 in 1,941
Indiana#300181 in 1,908
South Carolina#306101 in 1,980
Illinois#311381 in 2,034
Mississippi#31981 in 1,712
Arkansas#32361 in 2,082
New York#348561 in 2,121
Oklahoma#35081 in 2,156
Iowa#35861 in 2,643
Connecticut#37071 in 2,731
Oregon#37971 in 2,295
Colorado#39581 in 2,573
Utah#40661 in 2,240
Minnesota#40791 in 3,143
Wisconsin#40791 in 3,255
Texas#489421 in 3,176
California#543661 in 3,697
Massachusetts#58971 in 5,499
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Delaware
District of Columbia
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Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Vermont
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Wyoming

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
  • 48 spots since 2024 (#1,358#1,406)
  • 192 spots since 2020 (#1,214#1,406)
  • 649 spots since 2015 (#757#1,406)
  • Biggest jump: 296 spots in 1985 (#705#409)
  • Biggest drop: 185 spots in 2017 (#869#1,054)
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s232#1,555 (1979)#3,389
1980s4,445#295 (1989)#659
1990s13,068#187 (1995)#229
2000s12,046#149 (2005)#294
2010s3,996#439 (2010)#774
2020s1,089#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.

Ciara in 1989

girls
#295
884 births · 1 in 2,085 girls
boys
#6,229
7 births · 1 in 285,847 boys

Top girls' names in 1989

  1. #1Jessica47,887
  2. #2Ashley47,588
  3. #3Brittany37,792
  4. #4Amanda36,834
  5. #5Sarah27,797
  6. #6Samantha24,792
  7. #7Jennifer24,006
  8. #8Stephanie22,766
  9. #9Lauren21,065
  10. #10Elizabeth20,298
  11. #295Ciara884

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #6,229Ciara7
More about 1989

girls

1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 2,085 of them was named Ciara, which outranked 98.0% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ciara
  1. #292Charlotte894
  2. #293Rose893
  3. #294Angelina891
  4. #295Ciara884
  5. #296Melody881
  6. #297Camille876
  7. #297Randi876
Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. 9,523Audriana#10,386#863
  2. 7,504Martika#8,391#887
  3. 6,932Audrianna#7,691#759
  4. 3,972Elizabet#4,496#524
  5. 1,772Katherin#2,489#717
Fallers
  1. 539Diandra#905#1,444
  2. 524Taja#720#1,244
  3. 455Jonathan#999#1,454
  4. 445Katarina#960#1,405
  5. 397Caryn#816#1,213

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 285,847 of them was named Ciara, which outranked 32.5% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ciara
  1. #5,615Zeshan8
  2. #5,615Zeus8
  3. #5,615Zong8
  4. #6,229Ciara7
  5. #6,229Aarin7
  6. #6,229Aaryn7
  7. #6,229Abby7
  8. #6,941Aaran6
  9. #6,941Abayomi6
  10. #6,941Abrham6

Tied with 711 names at #6,229; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. 6,314Kiara#7,270#956
  2. 5,870Alexande#6,426#556
  3. 1,111Kwame#1,768#657
  4. 766Kadeem#1,467#701
  5. 684Hakeem#1,270#586
Fallers
  1. 839Long#819#1,658
  2. 337Darell#981#1,318
  3. 294Whitney#890#1,184
  4. 269Trevin#840#1,109
  5. 252Curt#850#1,102

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1989