Circe
Girl name · #4796 in 2025 · Uniqueness 66/100
Circe is currently the #4796 girl name in the United States — 28 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #14482, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 64,286 girls born in 2025 was named Circe.
The 58-year story
Circe first appears in the Social Security records in 1967, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 34 babies and a rank of #4202. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Circe per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Circe in class?
Circe scores 66 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Circe is most common
State-level data for Circe is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Circe
Statistically, parents drawn to Circe tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Peace, Hazlee, Cohen, Byrdie, and Ezme.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Circe | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #4758 |
| 2024 | 28 | #4772 |
| 2023 | 18 | #6409 |
| 2022 | 34 | #4202 |
| 2021 | 24 | #5237 |
| 2020 | 20 | #5850 |
| 2019 | 19 | #6176 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15902 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16215 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14482 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11931 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11969 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14959 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13704 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10807 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11630 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13010 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13844 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14411 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13518 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10588 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13147 |
| 1981 | 5 | #10411 |
| 1976 | 6 | #8156 |
| 1975 | 6 | #7984 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Circe a popular girl name?
Circe ranked #4796 among girls in 2025 with 28 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #14482.
When was the name Circe most popular?
Circe peaked in 2022, when 34 American girls received the name (ranked #4202 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Circe?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 64,286 newborn American girls was named Circe. It scores 66/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.