Fun Facts About the Name Cira
- 591 babies named Cira: U.S. records list 591 babies given the name Cira from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Cira Mean?
Cira is a feminine given name used mainly in Italy and in Spanish-speaking countries, where it is generally treated as the feminine form of Ciro. Ciro continues Latin Cyrus, from Greek Κῦρος (Kyros), which stands for the Old Persian name Kūruš, borne by Achaemenid kings such as Cyrus the Great. The literal sense of that Old Persian name is not known with certainty. Greek writers explained Kyros as though it came from kyrios, "lord" or "master," and that gloss is still often repeated, but it is generally considered a folk etymology rather than the name's real derivation. English carries the same feminine form under the spelling Cyra.
Cira Name History & Origins
The name reached European languages through Greek and Latin and through the Bible. In the Hebrew scriptures, Cyrus (Hebrew Koresh) is the Persian king who captured Babylon and allowed the Jewish exiles to return to Jerusalem, an event described in the books of Ezra and Isaiah. Because of that account, the Greek and Latin forms of the name were familiar to Christian readers long before they passed into modern languages as Ciro and Cira.
In Italy the masculine Ciro is associated with Saint Cyrus (San Ciro), a physician of Alexandria martyred with Saint John and venerated in southern Italy, including Naples; the feminine Cira belongs to the same regional naming tradition. In Spain and Latin America, Cira is the usual feminine of Ciro, the Spanish form of the same Latin name. The spelling with C follows Italian and Spanish practice, in which c before i is pronounced "ch" in Italian and "s" or "th" in Spanish.
How Popular is the Name Cira?
Cira has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2006. Its best rank was #3,725 in 1945.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,562 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #9,660 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #13,798 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #12,522 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #11,306 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #12,730 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #12,771 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #7,169 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #9,009 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #17,019 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #9,690 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #11,215 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #9,230 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #11,385 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #10,584 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #8,541 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #10,977 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #8,186 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #5,267 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2005 | #7,218 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2004 | #8,835 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2003 | #9,187 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2002 | #8,976 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #7,037 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2000 | #8,685 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #7,828 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #9,442 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #6,561 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1996 | #6,791 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #7,147 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1994 | #8,979 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #6,706 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1992 | #8,884 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #13,591 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #7,409 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #12,785 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #6,894 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1986 | #5,838 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1985 | #6,552 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1984 | #10,723 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #7,610 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1981 | #8,286 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #9,311 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #5,820 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1977 | #6,994 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #6,727 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1975 | #6,606 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1974 | #7,020 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1973 | #6,189 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1972 | #6,684 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1969 | #6,776 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1966 | #5,918 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #4,593 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1955 | #5,976 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #4,016 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1949 | #5,360 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #5,432 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1946 | #4,062 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1945 | #3,725 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1934 | #4,390 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1928 | #4,835 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1926 | #4,968 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1918 | #4,953 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1916 | #4,537 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1915 | #4,403 | 5 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Cira Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are cheerful and friendly, but are apt to have an emotional life. You like to have several lines of effort going at once. You are a good talker and promoter and seldom worry over anything. At times, you can be impatient, and impulsive. You have the ability to bring an idea to completion. You can express yourself joyously and constructively. You might be psychic, but not know it. You are intuitive and might be interested in the arts, drama or science.
Dependable, very down-to-earth and well grounded, you are always looking for meaningful work, a career where you can take pride in your work and do the best job you are capable of. Your prime desire is to build protected and secure environment at home and at work. You can be very persuasive in achieving goals and gaining objectives. You can be very detailed and well-organized and possess great organizational skills. At times you may appear too stubborn and overly critical to others, but your practical approach to life and productivity makes you one of the most beneficent members of community.
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