How Many People Are Named Cerra?
An estimated 166 people in the United States have the first name Cerra. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Cerra peaked in popularity in 1995 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cerra as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Cerra paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
166
About 1 in 2,064,785 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1995
13 births
Total Registered
171
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cerra
Cerra is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 171 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cerra as a female name
Ranked #15,361 in 2012
6 female births in 2012
Peak: 1995 (13 births)
Cerra: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cerra span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 102 babies were registered. Cerra has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cerra by Decade
How has Cerra tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Cerra + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cerra as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cerra
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Cerra: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cerra?
We estimate approximately 166 people named Cerra are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,064,785 Americans share this first name.
Is Cerra a common name?
Cerra is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 171 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cerra most popular?
Cerra reached peak popularity in 1995, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cerra is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cerra a female name?
Cerra is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cerra Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cerra Smith, Cerra Johnson, Cerra Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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