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Ciara

100% girls · 155 born in 2025

Ciara has been given to about 34,883 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2005, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 34,439
Median age today27 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ciara per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2005 · 2,325
  • Born in 2025155
  • All time34,883
  • England & Wales, 2025#914 · 39

How popular is Ciara?

Its best year was 2005, when 2,325 babies were given the name, ranking 149th. The typical living American called Ciara is about 27 years old today. It is relatively most common in Illinois, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Ciara

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kiara0.96
  2. Tiara0.85
  3. Clara0.80
  4. Cara0.80
  5. Ciera0.80
  6. Cierra0.77
  7. Kara0.76
  8. Chiara0.78

Middle names for Ciara

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ciara Josephine0.84
  2. Ciara Rose0.83
  3. Ciara Louise0.83
  4. Ciara June0.82
  5. Ciara Pearl0.82
  6. Ciara Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Ciara

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jazminsister · 0.97
  2. Gustavobrother · 0.95
  3. Dariusbrother · 0.95
  4. Karinasister · 0.95
  5. Hannasister · 0.95
  6. Marcosbrother · 0.93

Where Ciara is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Illinois0.01%
  2. Michigan0.01%
  3. Florida0.01%
  4. Massachusetts0.01%
  5. Tennessee0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Ciara White0.78
  2. Ciara Reyes0.78
  3. Ciara Nguyen0.78
  4. Ciara Moore0.78
  5. Ciara Lee0.78
  6. Ciara Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Ciara

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. Ireland1998–2019
  5. France1900–2025

Ciara across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.