Cearia
Proiphys is a genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. It includes 5 accepted species that are native to Southeast Asia, Papuasia, and Australia.SpeciesProiphys alba (R.Br.)Mabb. - New Guinea, Qld, NT, WA Proiphys amboinensis (L.) Herb.
Meaning & Origin of Cearia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Proiphys is a genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. It includes 5 accepted species that are native to Southeast Asia, Papuasia, and Australia.SpeciesProiphys alba (R.Br.)Mabb. - New Guinea, Qld, NT, WA Proiphys amboinensis (L.) Herb.
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The Story of Cearia
The earliest SSA record of Cearia as a baby girl name dates back to 1989, when 6 babies received it. 1994 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Cearia — #9,586 in the national rankings. About 59% of every Cearia on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Cearia last appeared in the published SSA data in 2002, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 41 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
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About the name Cearia
Cearia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 41 births in the dataset. Cearia's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #9,586. Use the chart and map above to compare Cearia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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