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Ciara

Ciara holds the #1406 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 155 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #1214 in 2020 to #1406 today. Its strongest year on record was 2005 (#149 nationally, 2,325 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1972. The name's biggest fan base is in Illinois (#797 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1406
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#149
in 2005 (2000s)
Babies in 2025
155
girls named Ciara

Ciara popularity, 1880–2025

0.034%0.068%0.10%0.14%18801900192019401960198020002020#149 in 2005
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2005

Where Ciara is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara in 2025WI—Michigan: #863 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MI#863New York: #1028 (14 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#1028Massachusetts: #873 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MA#873Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara in 2025IA—Illinois: #797 (11 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#797Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara in 2025IN—Ohio: #1438 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)OH#1438Pennsylvania: #1392 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)PA#1392New Jersey: #1168 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NJ#1168Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara in 2025CT—California: #1742 (12 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1742Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara in 2025WV—Virginia: #1037 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)VA#1037Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara in 2025AR—Tennessee: #983 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#983North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara in 2025AL—Georgia: #1213 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)GA#1213Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Ciara in 2025HI—Texas: #1406 (17 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1406Florida: #864 (18 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#864
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Illinois (#797), Michigan (#863), Massachusetts (#873)

Uniqueness score

57/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Ciara in the most recent year of SSA data.

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