NameTides

Ciara

Ciara was the #1,406 girls' name in the US in 2025 (155 babies), and #894 in England & Wales and #1,106 in Canada.

Ciara as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Ciara as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.55018801900192019401960198020002020IrelandNorthern IrelandScotlandCanadaEngland & WalesUS
Ciara as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.5501880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,406 (155)#894 (39)#226 (16)#191 (9)#106 (44)#1,106 (24)
2024#1,358 (168)#722 (52)#215 (17)#127 (16)#91 (53)#1,077 (24)
2023#1,330 (170)#754 (47)#281 (13)#237 (7)#95 (53)#886 (30)
2022#1,246 (193)#596 (64)#418 (7)#162 (12)#74 (75)#1,017 (25)
2021#1,143 (215)#521 (78)#187 (23)#123 (19)#65 (94)#690 (42)
2020#1,214 (188)#449 (92)#229 (16)#114 (18)#48 (107)#745 (38)
2019#1,170 (204)#562 (72)#237 (17)#144 (14)#49 (122)#1,002 (26)
2018#1,006 (259)#467 (92)#234 (17)#166 (13)#43 (126)#779 (36)
2017#1,054 (244)#427 (103)#369 (9)#164 (13)#41 (139)#656 (45)
2016#869 (324)#405 (111)#356 (10)#175 (12)#39 (158)#531 (60)
2015#757 (372)#467 (93)#201 (22)#101 (24)#29 (205)#559 (54)
2014#672 (424)#373 (120)#235 (19)#106 (23)#28 (198)#436 (75)
2013#647 (437)#353 (129)#203 (22)#99 (25)#29 (214)#418 (77)
2012#602 (475)#341 (142)#214 (21)#109 (22)#32 (227)#366 (88)
2011#524 (556)#294 (167)#162 (28)#70 (34)#26 (284)#343 (95)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2005 at #149.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1972.

How common is it?

about 1 in 10,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 10,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 1,100uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 810common
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 480common
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 6,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Ciara is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 11,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 11,000 to 1 in 12,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ciara by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #797ILMichigan: #863MINew York: #1,028NYMassachusetts: #873MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,438OHPennsylvania: #1,392PANew Jersey: #1,168NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,742CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,037VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #983TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,213GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,406TXFlorida: #864FL
Ciara (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,01811

Ciara (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CiaraCanadaGirls#1,10624
CiaraEngland & WalesGirls#89439
CiaraIrelandGirls#10644
CíaraIrelandGirls—too few
CiaraNorthern IrelandGirls#1919
CiaraScotlandGirls#22616
CiaraUSGirls#1,406155
CiaraUSBoys—too few