Keira
Keira is a feminine given name. It is an Anglicized version of "Ciara" and means "Little Dark One".
Meaning & Origin of Keira
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Keira is a feminine given name. It is an Anglicized version of "Ciara" and means "Little Dark One".
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The Story of Keira
Keira first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1962, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 3,022 Keiras were born — ranking #110 that year. As of 2026, Keira ranks #654 for baby girls with 450 births, falling sharply (-38%). In total, more than 34K Keiras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Keira
Keira is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1962 and has accumulated 34K births in the dataset. Keira's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #110. Use the chart and map above to compare Keira'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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