Ciara
Ciara is a popular Irish language female name and was tenth on the list of most popular names given to baby girls in Ireland in 2006. It is the feminine version of the name Ciarán, meaning "dark-haired", and was also the name of Saint Ciara, a seventh-century Irish saint venerated by the Roman Catholic Church. The name is often anglicized as Keira, Kiara, or Kiera.
Meaning & Origin of Ciara
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ciara is a popular Irish language female name and was tenth on the list of most popular names given to baby girls in Ireland in 2006. It is the feminine version of the name Ciarán, meaning "dark-haired", and was also the name of Saint Ciara, a seventh-century Irish saint venerated by the Roman Catholic Church. The name is often anglicized as Keira, Kiara, or Kiera.
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The Story of Ciara
Ciara first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1972, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 2,325 Ciaras were born — ranking #149 that year. As of 2026, Ciara ranks #1,386 for baby girls with 161 births, falling sharply (-23%). In total, more than 35K Ciaras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Ciara
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- Ciara Baxendale (born 1995), British actress
- Ciara Bravo (born 1997), American actress, pronounced "Sierra"
- Ciara Considine , a musician known for her Celtic and folk music
- Ciara Conway (born 1980), Irish Labour Party politician, Teachta Dála (TD) for Waterford from 2011 to 2016
- Ciara Gaynor , a camogie player
- Ciara Gibson-Byrne (born 1992), British water polo player
- Ciara Grant (footballer, born 1978)
- Ciara Grant (footballer, born 1993)
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Names that sound like Ciara
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About the name Ciara
Ciara is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 35K births in the dataset. Ciara's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #149. Use the chart and map above to compare Ciara'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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