Is Ciara a boy or girl name?
Ciara is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 167 girls and 0 boys were named Ciara, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 34,725 US babies named Ciara were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,361
- Babies named Ciara since 1972
- 34,725
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 2,325 babies
Boys and girls named Ciara, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 231 | 100% |
| 1980s | 7 | 4,445 | 99.8% |
| 1990s | 0 | 13,068 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 12,046 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,996 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 932 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 167 | #1,361 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,332 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 192 | #1,250 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 215 | #1,144 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 188 | #1,215 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 204 | #1,169 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 259 | #1,006 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 244 | #1,053 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 324 | #869 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 372 | #757 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 424 | #672 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 437 | #647 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 475 | #603 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 556 | #524 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 701 | #439 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 888 | #364 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,041 | #322 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,364 | #257 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,609 | #213 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 2,325 | #149 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 980 | #322 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 791 | #383 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 904 | #335 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,005 | #315 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,139 | #282 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 1,219 | #256 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 1,232 | #250 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 1,401 | #211 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 1,429 | #205 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 1,586 | #187 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 1,401 | #208 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 1,436 | #205 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 1,370 | #210 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 1,050 | #266 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 944 | #294 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,334 | 884 | #295 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 703 | #354 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 770 | #315 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 733 | #330 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 549 | #411 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 235 | #707 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 175 | #870 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 179 | #860 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,128 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,330 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,558 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,991 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,432 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,877 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,823 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,886 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,496 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ciara reached #6,334 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #149 in 2005. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ciara
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.