How Many People Are Named Ciara?
An estimated 33,835 people in the United States have the first name Ciara. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Ciara peaked in popularity in 2005 with 2,325 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ciara 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 Ciara paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
33,835
About 1 in 10,130 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2005
2,325 births
Total Registered
34,725
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ciara
Ciara is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 34,725 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ciara as a male name
Ranked #6,334 in 1989
7 male births in 1989
Peak: 1989 (7 births)
Ciara as a female name
Ranked #1,361 in 2024
167 female births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (2,325 births)
Ciara: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ciara span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 13,068 babies were registered. Ciara has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ciara by Decade
How has Ciara 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.
Ciara by State
Birth registrations for Ciara span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Florida. The lowest are in Vermont, Wyoming, Alaska. On average, about 645 Ciaras were registered per state.
Ciara + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ciara as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ciara
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Ciara: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ciara?
We estimate approximately 33,835 people named Ciara 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 10,130 Americans share this first name.
Is Ciara a common name?
Ciara is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 34,725 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ciara most popular?
Ciara reached peak popularity in 2005, when 2,325 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ciara is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ciara a female name?
Ciara is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ciara Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ciara Smith, Ciara Johnson, Ciara 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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